Landshare Australia is a new kid on the sustainability block and it brings together people who have a passion for home-grown food, connecting those who have land to share with those who need land for cultivating food.It is an idea that has its roots in the UK, launched through the River Cottage television program in 2009. The concept has since landed here in Australia. As yet there are less than a 1000 Aussies who have embraced the idea but it is early days. As they say, it began with the tiny seed of an idea – and it's growing and growing.
To quote the website "Landshare is for people who:
* Want to grow vegetables but don't have anywhere to do it
* Have a spare bit of land they're prepared to share
* Can help in some way – from sharing knowledge and lending tools to helping
out on the plot itself
* Support the idea of freeing up more land for growing
* Are already growing and want to join in the community"
In the end the concept has a lot to do with food security and reducing the food miles our food travels from where it is grown and onto our plate.
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