About PEZ

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PEZ is a not-for-profit association that educates people about sustainable living.

Vision

Adelaide will be a resilient city, having increased its resource efficiency, reduced its ecological footprint and empowered its citizens throughout all suburban communities by achieving local food security.

Mission

To foster community engagement in local food production and sustainable living through permaculture education.

Objectives

• Provide hands-on education in permaculture principles to children, youth and adults
• Establish a City Farm that attracts both locals and tourists
• Demonstrate practical sustainable living concepts
• Empower people to grow their own food at home
• Produce an abundance of food from the garden
• Foster creativity and innovation via art and garden design competitions
• Raise awareness and educate people about critical issues such as Peak Oil and Climate Change, as well as the following sustainability-related themes: Water, Energy, Biodiversity Conservation, Waste, Public Health, Transport and Planning

Incentives for having a City Farm

• Adelaide does not currently have a City Farm – unlike Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth – this project will bring Adelaide in line with a growing national interest in sustainability education and urban agriculture.
• This project is an opportunity for Adelaide to showcase current “green” products and services as well as facilitate the promotion of emerging sustainable living innovations.
• Stakeholders in this project will be demonstrating their interest in environmental education and community empowerment as well as supporting “green” businesses.
• PEZ will complement several of the objectives in South Australia’s Strategic Plan, including improving wellbeing, attaining sustainability and fostering creativity and innovation.
• This project will encourage greater public use of Adelaide’s Park Lands, helping to maintain the Park Lands as a public space free from development and alienation.

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