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Athol Garden Champions
Expanding our garden and growing more food for our community.
Project details
Suggested by: Marc
Project partner: Athol Road Primary School
Region
Southern Metro
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Dandenong has below average levels of vegetable consumption compared to the Victorian average and households are growing less food. Athol Primary is changing eating habits in their community by growing food and selling it at weekly community garden stalls.
This project seeks to expand the existing garden to maximise the food growing potential of the site and significantly increase nutrition within the community.
New water efficient food growing technology will reduce labour input while increasing production using 100% recycled materials.
The garden is open to the community weekly to view the garden and purchase food cheaply while increasing nutrition.
Expansion of the school farm program will reach 4 times the amount of people within the school and wider community as all current produce is bought and consumed weekly. Greater involvement with primary students targets the right demographic to adopt future healthier eating choices at the home and food bought from the school garden provides better nutrition for the entire community.
Food waste is composted and recycled to close the nutrient loop.
There is a waiting list for volunteers wanting to help this garden thrive and involvement with parents helps to address social and nutritional issues within the community.
Project details
Suggested by: Marc
Project partner: Athol Road Primary School
Region
Southern Metro
Budget
Votes
179 votes received
This project did not receive enough votes to be successful.
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The best looking garden
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it is a good project to help Vietnamese community
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What a great idea to get kids outside and learning to produce their own food, maybe it will get them eating brussel sprouts if they grow them themselves. :)
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Great sustainability learning experience for children. Nice work ARPS. Hats off to the teachers.
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Nice project. Nice to see someone willing to make a change!
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Good teaching skill for kids
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Beautiful vegetable garden , learning process for kids , it’s great
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The garden is the best I’ve ever seen
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A fabulous opportunity for Athol Road Primary School to educate the future generations about sustainability, self-sufficency and garden to kitchen initiatives!
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What a wonderful project!
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What a fantastic and brilliantly organised project. I am sure the kids are all enjoying cooking and eating delicious vegetables and fruit.
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Good Luck. A worthy project.
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The school garden project provides valuable knowledge and hand-on experiences to the students.
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It’s important to keep young children engaged
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We always love to buy produce from the school garden for sale on the community market day. They are organic!!
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Brilliant project with a well organised school who are doing great things with urban food
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Omg. What. A. Garden. Terrific.
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Lovely garden. Great for the community. Teachers all how to eat healthily. Good for the future
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Great primary school needing a hand to reach even more families within the diverse community.
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Thi Lam
11 Sep 2018
Good project for kids to learning garden.