Garden to Plate at Huntingdon Public School

School: Huntingdon Public School

Grant Round 2

Locations: New South Wales
Category: Sustainable food production

Our project involves our whole school in the establishment of food gardens to grow our own produce and cook with, promoting a healthy lifestyle along with sustainable practices in the school. Students will learn about the life cycle of plants and their optimal growing conditions, be involved in site surveys to design the best areas to build garden beds, research the best type of garden beds, learn about raising seeds and when to plant the seedlings, learn how to turn waste into nutrient rich products, including composting and worm farms and they will learn about when produce is ready to harvest. The students will be involved through planning and designing, planting, caring for gardens, waste management and harvesting and cooking produce. Students are also planning on selling excess produce to the school community to continue to fund the project, making it sustainable. Through participation in this project, students will improve their knowledge of how to lead a healthy lifestyle and how to have a positive impact on our environment, developing lifelong sustainability skills.

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