Urban food security, urban resilience and climate change - weADAPT

Table 3: Urban agricultural practices within the case study areasProductionAquaponicsBackyard gardensCommunity farmCommunity gardensGreen roofGuerrilla gardeningHydroponicsMarket GardensMicro-farmsNature stripsPermablitzesPermacultureTraining Food skill Work for the DoleProcessing Coffee productionGreen shedIndividual preservingDistribution Wholesale market Monthly food swapsCommunity nursery Seed & plant exchangesRetailFair food co-op Food ConnectFarmhouse direct Green shedPreparation Community kitchensEatingHealthy Eating: work ofhealth promotion teamsWasteBackyard composting Composting & wormCommunity garden farming workshopcompostingComposting microenterprisesEducation/ResearchPolicyArable land scopingstudyBenefits of local foodsupplyCollingwood children’sfarmComposting workshopsCultivation workshopsBunyip food belt projectCity of Melbourneobesity policyFood allianceFood allianceFood garden mappingFood hub scoping studyFood sensitive planning& urban designFood supply scenariosFood for all projectFood security projectGold Coast scopingstudy for local foodproduction & purchaseSchool gardensStreet planter boxesUrban beehivesUrban food forestUrban orchardsOlive oil processingWineriesUrban food mapsLocal restaurantsPermaculture storeFood bankFood rescueSecond biteFood gardens networkPermaculture systemstrainingPort Phillip urban freshfood networkSchool gardensHealthy communitiesinitiativeUrban agricultureguidelinesFrom the numerous examples of urban agricultural practices taking place in bothMelbourne and Gold Coast, there are some that are worth highlighting.The highly productive market gardens and farms concentrated in Werribee to thewest, and Casey-Cardinia-Cranbourne to the south-east of Melbourne provide agood example of what can be achieved in both urban and peri-urban areas.Between them, these areas produce over half of Victoria’s annual commercialvegetable production, and 17% of the state’s fruit production (Food AllianceResilient Food Supply report).CERES Aquaponics Food Hubs ProjectAn adaptation of hydroponic farming is aquaponics, which is the integration of fishrearing into a hydroponics system, through a combination of aquaculture andhydroponics. Interviewees reported that small-scale aquaponic systems are beingestablished in a number of back gardens in Melbourne’s inner suburbs. An innovativeaquaponics project is also being piloted by CERES, the community environmentaleducation centre located on a 5-acre property adjacent to Merri Creek, in Brunswick,inner north Melbourne. A project officer described CERES as:Urban food security, urban resilience and climate change 121