Migrant Edible Gardens

Australian residents love gardening. They transform unattractive spaces into edible gardens and harvest organic foods and ways to improve their quality of life and enhance place attachment. This chapter examines a wide range of edible gardens established by immigrants in metropolitan Melbourne, from home backyards to vacant land lots, underutilized cul-de-sacs and odd corners in school playgrounds. It reveals the positive meaning of such labor-intensive activities on these opportunistic, sometimes guerrilla migrant gardeners, who come from various backgrounds but share common desires to establish a sense of home in Australia.