Episode: Eight
Date: 6th June 2009. 7th June in WA.
Story: School Gardening
Presenter: Neville Passmore

Want some inspirational ideas on how to get your kids into vegies? Neville reveals a fun and creative way to encourage healthy eating by establishing a delicious edible garden for the students of Culunga Aboriginal Community School.

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Sowing the Seeds? Project

• 10 students in year 6 from St Stephen?s School approached Culunga Aboriginal Community School with a project idea which has resulted in a strong bond between both schools.
• The primary team proposed a joint project to establish a vegetable garden for Culunga Aboriginal Community School. The aims of ?Sowing the Seeds? project are:
• To help Culunga to provide healthier food for its students on an ongoing basis.
• To help all students involved learn to grow their own food.
• To encourage all students involved to make healthier food choices.
• To develop the knowledge and skills needed for all students to prepare and cook fresh foods.
• To develop an understanding of the Aboriginal seasons and native foods.
• Breakfast and lunch is provided for students enrolled at Culunga daily. The new vegetable patch will now provide them with fresh produce to meet the famous ?2 fruit and 5 vege? requirements.
• Once the vegetable/herb patch is established, the students plan to plant fruit trees and climbers. In winter they will set up mushroom boxes and worm farms.
• It is hoped that a healthier lifestyle and the enjoyment and sense of responsibility of caring for the gardens will increase school attendance at Culunga.

Special thanks to Swan Valley Nursery who provided the herbs and vegetables:

• Basil
• Parsley
• Mint
• Tomatoes
• Lettuce

Special thanks to Biowise who provided soil conditioner to cover the 15m by 17m area.

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