Reverend David Peake (pictured at front) is worried about food security. He’s also concerned that young people are disengaged from their world. So the pastor, counsellor, hospital chaplain and trauma management consultant decided to build five wicking beds with the help of some youths without jobs. Each week the Dallas Anglican Church in Barry Road hands out between 80 and 100 emergency food parcels. “We decided we wanted fresh fruit and vegetables available,” Mr Peake said. So they’re going to grow what they can. They will also plant some citrus trees with the help of Hume Central Secondary College students, who will be involved in the new garden. If you would like to be involved, call 9309 2507 or go online: www.equbed.org.au. … Lexi Cottee
