Australia: This Melbourne urban farm makes a tonne of veggies every year
ABC Australia
Jun 5, 2022
The Fruit Nerd, Thanh Truong, heads to an urban farm run by horticulturalist Clare Harvey, where she grows over a tonne of produce every year using techniques any home gardener could learn.
Clare Harvey is horticulturist and permaculturist drawing her knowledge from studies of urban horticulture at Burnley (Melbourne University), permaculture design courses and a range of experience within the field.
She has worked on farms and permaculture projects across the world, currently setting down roots in Melbourne by running a small yet mighty market garden in Alphington on what was once a landfill site. Clare is interested in the intersection of social justice and farming and its power to enact positive change
Clare Harvey took over the urban farm at MFH in March this year just as Covid-19 hit. Clare centres the 3 ethics of permaculture – “earth care, people care and fair share” – in all of her work by growing regeneratively and organically, engaging meaningfully with the community and growing food for those that may not have easy access to it. She is proud to farm on the MFH site which has been transformed from a quarry, rubbish tip and dormant concreted scrap into a thriving food hub and urban farm through intelligent, nature-centric design.
