Sense-Making in a Changing World Melbourne Pollinator Corridor with Emma Cutting and Morag Gamble
Welcome to this episode of Sense-Making in a Changing World. I am delighted to be joined by the wonderful Emma Cutting, creator of The Heart Gardening Project and visionary Melbourne Pollinator Corridor
The Heart Gardening Project is a community initiative that joyfully connects humans to nature through street gardening. Emma revels in connecting the dots between different people and fields of expertise through this project and connecting to the world through her street gardening, getting completely covered in dirt and creating positive change.
While she grew up on a farm in Northern NSW, Emma is now based in inner Melbourne and is a full-time mum, piano teacher, pianist, verge gardener, amateur plantswoman and amateur naturalist. She get's called many things - a community pollinator activist - The Bee Lady. She has recently recovered from a 12 year battle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome which she says has helped shape her to be the person she is today. I think she is an extraordinary doer, catalyst and connector.
Emma's book, the Melbourne Pollinator Corridor Handbook can be found here - a fabulous resource for people wanting to design for pollinator habitat in urban areas.
The Melbourne Pollinator Corridor is an 8km community-driven wildlife corridor that will link 2 large green patches that run along the Birrarung (Yarra River), Westgate Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. It is an Australia-first project that she hopes will create a buzz, and be replicated across the country and beyond.
Emma is leading a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for this project. Already they have generated enough for the first hub of gardens. Let's help her create all four hubs across the corridor. Here is the link to donate.
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