More than 200 volunteers from across Wyndham helped plant 2500 silverbeet seedlings in one day at Werribee Park.
The planting day marked the start of Parks Victoria’s planting silverbeet planting season at Werribee Park and was the first stage of the organisation’s annual Silverbeet for Food Relief event,
The seedlings were planted at Werribee Park’s parterre (ornamental) garden.
Volunteers included the Gen-U all abilities gardening group and members of Wyndham’s Karen community.
Parks Victoria area chief ranger James Brincat said the organisation was thrilled to support the annual Silverbeet for Food Relief event.
“Our local community volunteers came together to plant 2500 silverbeet seedlings in one day, with the Sikh community providing financial sponsorship to cover all costs. The project is a fantastic example of local community helping those outside their own. It also brings together a wide range of participants with a wide range of abilities, who are all coming together to help those doing it tough,” he said.
“We’re grateful to the Gen-U all-abilities garden group who attend to the gardens twice a week throughout the year and throw all of their might into this work. When they are not growing silverbeet they work across the garden. This is their third year of involvement in the food relief event, where they are making a real and tangible contribution to a project that continues to deliver so many social benefits to local community.”
Weekly harvests will begin in a month’s time, where more volunteers will join in the activities to help harvest and deliver the silverbeet to the community kitchens and food share stores across Wyndham.
