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Friday, December 11, 2020

The 'franken-carrots' of Freo: an Australian prison resurrects its victory garden

After lying derelict for more than 30 years, the gardens at a world heritage-listed prison are again flourishing and feeding the community

A lot can change in eight months.

In March, the terraced knoll in front of Fremantle Prison’s main cellblock was little more than a tangle of weeds. The bricks had faded, rubbish was buried in the ground, rogue plants ran wild: all the things that happen when a patch of dirt (more like sand, really) is left neglected for decades.

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