As a child born from Italian Immigrants, the veggie garden played a key role in our food supply together with chooks, preserving food and wine making. Before coming to Australia my family were farming their own land for commercial purposes. In the late 70's early 80's members of my family helped in clearing the land for the realization of CERES environmental park in Brunswick, as a child I recall this barren waste land which is now a full productive environmental park. After spending several years researching my cultural heritage in Italy I came into direct contact with diverse methods of growing veggies and farming. Some of these methods have been applied with success in my own garden where I'm constantly experimenting with different growing methods in the face of our water and climate problems. With the creation of Renato's Urban Veggie Gardens I wish to pass on some of my knowledge and to help people succeed in growing their own food.