SUBURBAN BLITZ

LOVE YOU TO BLITZ

Permablitz (noun): An informal gathering involving a day on which a group of at least two people come together to achieve the following:

• Create or add to edible gardens

• Share skills related to permaculture and sustainable living

• Build community

• Have fun

According to Permablitz Melbourne’s website, to qualify as a permablitz an event “must be underpinned by a permaculture design by someone with a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC), the most basic permaculture qualification”.

And the permablitz motto? “Eating the suburbs — one backyard at a time.”

Walking down the side driveway of a singlestorey home in Towradgi, just north of Wollongong, we’re