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Hi Talitha, The last attempt with worm farms at my primary school was not a great success. The idea was to have small lidded buckets outside each classroom for food scraps which would then be emptied periodically into the worm far. Some problems w…
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do YOU have a cool worm farm idea or recipe for success that you'd like to share?? we have basic knowledge about worm farming but would welcome any lessons from experience in the school environment. Grovely Growers have received funding thru landcar…
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Eric Schulz

Northcote Primary Kitchen Garden

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We are currently developing a kitchen garden at Northcote Primary School in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne. I'd like to share our experiences to date and future plans and chronicle the garden's development over the coming seasons. Any feedback, advice or suggestions would be great!



A parent volunteer gardening group was established in 2005 and the vegetable garden was built in 2006, consisting of three raised beds (2x1m) for annual vegetables, compost and worm… Continue

Posted by Eric Schulz on February 10, 2010 at 2:04pm — 3 Comments

Talitha Shelley

worm farms in schools.. ideas/ comments pls??!!

do YOU have a cool worm farm idea or recipe for success that you'd like to share??
we have basic knowledge about worm farming but would welcome any lessons from experience in the school environment.
Grovely Growers have received funding thru landcare grants to create 'Worm Farm Central': a shaded spot in the garden where students can feed worms daily (ie.lunchbox scraps) and watch the magic unfold! It is also intended as a learnscape for the wider school community, to inspire parents to get thei… Continue

Posted by Talitha Shelley on February 1, 2010 at 1:59am — 1 Comment

Gaili Jensen

Dissertation buy or not to buy-that is the question?

The pressure of writing a dissertation is most monstrous and unimaginable. Due to inability to handle the ginormous task on their own and deadly threatening time constraint, many people decide to buy a dissertation.

It is neither an easy task to decide where to buy dissertation from nor ask for an advice on it. Judgmental as advisors may be, they regard buying dissertation online unethical which is entirely a… Continue

Posted by Gaili Jensen on January 22, 2010 at 11:56pm

Eric Schulz

NPS Kitchen Garden funding grants

I was recently successful with obtaining a Coles Junior Landcare grant to expand our kitchen garden.

My strategy was to target the requested funding at a particular aspect of the kitchen garden - in this case "Sheltering the Edible Classroom" from damaging winds (and sun), rather than just a bland request to build beds and erect trellis. I also tried to build a bit of a narrative with what has come before and how the new funding will build on that. Lastly, it probably helps to have the "co-inve… Continue

Posted by Eric Schulz on September 2, 2009 at 5:51pm

Growing Communities

Directory of local seed savers groups

Linking up with your local seed savers group is a great way to access a wide variety of locally adapted open-pollinated seed varieties while also taking part in the movement to conserve our food heritage by preserving seed diversity. This page includes email contacts for local groups Australia wide.

Posted by Growing Communities on September 1, 2009 at 10:08pm

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Faith Thomas

Collective intelligence and social ecology

If you're interested in the structures and processes that support sustainability and help develop a common community vision then this e-book may be a good resource.

Tagged: ecology, social

Started by Faith Thomas in Uncategorized Nov. 27, 2009.

Eric Schulz

Update to Northcote Primary School kitchen garden blog

Hi All, I have added more to the Northcote Primary School kitchen garden blog Latest additions cover the consultation process used to develop the garden plan, and the first working bees where the f…

Started by Eric Schulz in Sample Title Nov. 6, 2009.

Faith Thomas

School gardens and mental health 2 Replies

I'm currently working in a garden at a hospital school where the kids (generally between 14 and 19) are struggling with issues such as self-harm, anorexia, anxiety and depression. The garden is well…

Started by Faith Thomas in Sample Title. Last reply by Mark Oct. 31, 2009.

 
 

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Useful resources

Linking food to curriculum visual guide.pdf
Seed Savers food gardens in schools handbook.pdf
Why garden in schools - a visual look at the research.pdf
Unit of work in a herb garden from Nowra High School NSW.pdf
The Edible Schoolyard - improving behaviour and academic results.pdf
Setting up a worm farm in your school.pdf
 

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