Earlier this year funding was allocated to Stephanie Alexander’s kitchen garden program by the Commonwealth Government. This program has been piloted in Victoria and is providing funding for the development of both food gardens and kitchen facilities. Today Nicola Roxon announced funding to government primary schools to support the development of food gardens [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Stephanie Alexander’s kitchen garden program
Posted in Learnscape basics, Permaculture learnscaping in schools on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Getting started in community gardening – a guide
Posted in Community gardens, Learnscape basics, Permaculture design on August 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Living Schools has recently partnered with the City of Sydney Council and the Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Networks to produce a guide for anyone interested in setting up a community garden in their area. The guide covers setup, management and maintenance, as well as some of the trickier aspects of social dynamics. Download [...]
Write it up – case study workshops for educators
Posted in Upcoming courses and workshops on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Living Schools is currently working with the Australian Association for Environmental Education to deliver a series of workshops on developing case studies of education for sustainability projects around NSW. If you are an educator and are interested to attend a workshop in your area, please get in touch as soon as possible by emailing info@livingschools.com.au [...]