Although our total only reads just over $4000, our current total is actually $5347 which includes some generous cash donations. Not bad given that we haven’t really started our concentrated fundraising effort yet. Thank You to all of our supporters and donors....
The Working Party is created

The Working Party is created

On Friday 10th September, members from Yooralla management, Yooralla fundraising, Global Gardens of Peace along with Gerard and Deborah Halpern, met to start to get the planning process for implementing the food forest underway. The meeting was productive with some...
Eckersley Garden Architecture- a key donor to our garden

Eckersley Garden Architecture- a key donor to our garden

Meet the team from Eckersley Garden Architecture who have joined forces with the Global Gardens of Peace to list the plants and cost out our project. Money isn’t the only form of donation and we thank the team at EGA for all of their time and expertise in...
Episode 7. The Green Room

Episode 7. The Green Room

The inspiration for the VASS Food Forest came from the Ikea Grow Room that Gerard found originally on-line. Upon investigation, he got in contact with John Rayner from the University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus  and found that his team had actually built one and that...
Sunflowers

Sunflowers

Sunflowers seem to dance with joy. They also contain up to a hundred seeds in each flower head. Sunflowers make people happy. You may think you have little to contribute to our Food Forest. That doesn’t mean that you can’t be a contributor. You can be a...
Episode 6. The Pond.

Episode 6. The Pond.

Water is an important part of The Food Forest at VASS.  So we are having a Pond! Episode 6 of our video series about the Food Forest at VASS, is all about the pond and the importance of water. The pond and the quality of this green space will provide habitat, water,...