An update - 6 months on
4 July 2022
More than 6 months post flood Tricia and Paul are still working to get their garden set up. The first thing they did was start a container garden for immediate supplies of greens and then build a raised bed garden which is keeping them in greens for the winter. Next was to set up the compost, now composting nicely and the first couple of bins will be ready for spring planting.
Meanwhile they have been clearing scrub, thistle, whiteywood and blackberry, shifting rocks and leveling a space for a greenhouse and berry house.
Tricia sent the call out to the Duvauchelle A&P Show asking if they were interested in a working bee to help get a few tasks achieved and earning $500 towards the show funds. They were. On Sunday July 3rd eighteen wonderful willing workers turned up and changed our landscape for the better. The following photos are the before and afters of what they achieved.
The next tasks are to purchase and install a greenhouse, net the berryhouse and prepare the pumpkin squash area behind the school house.
After six months of work the diggers left the valley last Friday and the road was opened. Next week our tanks arrive for the new water supply.
It has been a bit rough at times, but the support from our communities has been the glue that has held us together. We are eternally grateful.
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Great work! And wonderful community support ❤️
