Last summer, almost half of South Australia’s Kangaroo Island was burnt, claiming lives, homes, businesses and infrastructure, and inflicting deep trauma on its residents. Knowing how therapeutic it is to get your hands in the dirt and grow things, and how healing it is to pick home-grown produce, Sophie set in motion the rapid build of a portable community vegie garden. Here’s how the intense preparation and six day build unfolded.
As published in the June 2020 issue of ABC Gardening Australia magazine.
