BALLARAT residents Amanda Collins and Scott Deano will be opening their permaculture inspired food garden to the public this weekend.<\/p>\n
The couple have been working on the garden for seven years and they have turned it into a place full of produce, chooks, and bees.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe shifted from a 10-acre block at Navigators around seven years ago after discovering beekeeping and wanting to dedicate more of our time to beekeeping,\u201d said Ms Collins.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe decided to move into town, purchased a quarter acre block and tried to make it more environmentally sustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pair teach beekeeping in spring and summer and their edible garden includes a micro apiary.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur front garden is dedicated to pollinators and is a garden for wildlife, great for nectar eaters,\u201d said Ms Collins.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe produce most of our vegetables from our backyard and we have a small slot of chickens, beehives and a greenhouse.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re as self-sustainable as we can living in an urban setting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Collins said she wants to open her garden to help people see what they can do to live more sustainably.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will give people an opportunity about what people can actually do in urban setting,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople often think they\u2019re constrained to doing a lawn or pebble mix, but there\u2019s actually so many opportunities to live a bit more sustainably.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event will take place on Sunday 26 November from 10am at 306 Errard Street in Ballarat Central.<\/p>\n