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FREE
Australian Organic Gardening Resource Guide and
catalogue
Published by Green
Harvest it
contains 48 pages of organic gardening products
and hints to help grow nutritious,
chemical-free vegetables and fruit.
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will not post to a non-Australian address.
School Garden
Tools and Equipment Resources and
Price List
This list is compiled from many
sources and experienced gardeners. Its purpose
is to help those new to gardening and/or
establishing a school garden to consider the
full range of potential needs. In planning the
garden or preparing a budget, keeping the bigger
picture in mind will yield a better result.
To
download the current .pdf price
list - available only to schools
Register to receive a discounted
bulk price list and updates to
the School Garden page
SCHOOL GARDENS AND COMMUNITY GARDENS
Awareness is slowly growing in Australia of the need to look at
food sustainability at a local level. Permaculturalists have
long advocated a bioregional approach to food production because
of the reduced cost to the environment of reducing transport
distances with lower fossil fuel consumption and reduced waste
of food by a shorter distribution system. The shorter the
distance food travels from farm to plate, the fresher it is, the
higher the nutrient value and the better for the planet.
Increase both food production
and awareness by becoming
involved in a
community garden or school
garden, shopping at a local
farmers' markets or joining a
Community Supported Agriculture
(CSA) group.
How to Grow
a School Garden - A Complete
Guide for Parents and Teachers
Arden Bucklin-Sporer & Rachel
Kathleen Pringle 2010 (USA)
In “How to Grow a School
Garden”, the authors provide a
blueprint for funding, building,
planting and maintaining a
school garden. There are
strategies, detailed lesson
plans, fund-raising ideas and
equipment lists – even how to
persuade an uncooperative
principal!
Examples from dozens of school
gardens throughout the U.S.
provide inspiring ideas for
creating garden beds, organising
classes in the garden,
kid-friendly recipes for the
harvest, planning the garden
year and lots more.
While the resources listed are
from the US and UK, the ideas
and information are applicable
everywhere.
An
example is a list of the
benefits of school gardens:
They enhance academic
achievement
They promote healthy
lifestyles
They instil an environmental
stewardship ethic
They encourage community and
social development
They instil a sense of place
This book is an excellent
resource for anyone involved
with school gardens.
A Child’s Garden -
60 ideas to make any garden come
alive for children
Molly Dannenmaier 2008 (USA)
Children thrive
in a natural environment: here
is a resource to help you
enhance their enjoyment of the
outdoors.
Drawing
inspiration from schools,
community projects, parks and
gardens in the US and UK, this
book presents wonderful,
creative ideas - accompanied by
beautiful colour photographs –
for you to apply to your own
back yard.
Create spaces for kids to play
and explore – weave branches
into caves, plant climbing
vines, flower gardens, make
mazes. There are sections on
water, dirt, refuges and much
more.
180pp
Resources listed are from US and
UK.
BC134 $30.00
Grow
It: Eat It - Simple Gardening
Projects and Delicious Recipes
DK Press Royal Horticultural
Society 2008 (UK)
From seed to saucepan this DK
book shows, through fantastic
step-by-step colour photos, how
to grow vegetables (tomato,
eggplant, zucchini, pumpkin,
beans, spuds, carrots, onion,
leeks, lettuce and more) and
then use the harvest in
delicious easy step-by-step
colour recipes. 80pp hardcover,
full colour
BG129 $30.00
Kitchen
Garden Cooking with Kids
Stephanie Alexander 2006
From one of the pioneers of
school gardening programs this
book takes us on the journey
which has launched a charitable
foundation and many hundreds of
school garden projects, all with
the goal to expand opportunities
for children to be involved with
food growing and preparation. By
combining edible gardens with
cooking fresh nutritious meals
at schools this book tells the
story of one particular kitchen
garden for kids and the recipes
they cooked with the food they
grew. Over one hundred recipes,
specifically written for
children, with simple
instructions, a colourful layout
are included by the season in
which a crop is expected. Full
colour, 248pp
BK103 $45.00
Outdoor
Classrooms: A Handbook for
School Gardens
Carolyn Nuttall and Janet
Millington 2008
At last a book which lays out
practical strategies to
transform primary schools and
teaching methods so that
children will regain the
connection to the natural world.
Abundant and creative ideas fill
this book, written by primary
school teachers and permaculture
practitioners. It offers a
comprehensive plan for
developing school gardens while
guiding the teacher through a
process from the formation of
the idea to linking the learning
to the curriculum. Provided are
sample unit plans with the goal
of taking the entire curriculum
into the outdoors. Use it to
transform a school or to simply
establish edible gardens.
This book is essential for any
school wanting to establish
school gardens but does not
cover basic gardening skills.
168pp
BO112 $42.00
Stamp,
Stomp, Whomp and other
interesting ways to get rid of
pests
Jackie French 2000
With this “small game hunting”
manual Jackie French combines
her winning style for children’s
books with her creative
Australian gardening solutions.
Covers dogs, cats, cockroaches,
aphids, weeds, possums, slugs
and all the “usual suspects” of
problem creatures in our homes
and gardens. 112pp
BS126 $15.00
Seed
to Seed - Food Gardens in Schools
Jude Fanton and Jo Immig 2007
Seed to Seed is an invaluable
resource for any teachers or
parents, particularly of primary
school students, who are
thinking of starting a school
garden. Written by Jude Fanton
co-founder of the Seed Savers
Network and Jo Immig
co-ordinator of National Toxic
Network, Seed to Seed covers
planning, earth preparation,
planting through to maintaining,
harvesting and eating, and of
course seed saving. The premise
is to create a magical
experience for children whilst
providing a living education
about food production. The
authors concentrate on gardens
that are low input and organic,
respect the entire life cycle of
the plant, have sustainable
water use practices and maintain
biodiversity. Lesson and
activity ideas are presented
throughout each chapter. 80pp
BS122 $29.50
Young Gardener -
Growing things to eat: the fun
way to grow your own food
Janice Marriott (NZ) 2nd
edition 2009
Here is a colourful, fun way for
children to learn about
gardening. Through projects,
puzzles, jokes and experiments,
this book teaches about soil,
compost, sunlight, water, seeds
and weeds. Whether it’s planting
a sunflower, sprouts in a jar,
or a pumpkin with their name on
it, they’ll be growing their own
food while learning about the
inter-relationship of human
beings and nature. 64 pp
BY102 $20.00
Kid's
Gloves
Made
from a combination of cotton
dipped in latex
Minimum order 12 in mixed
colours
TA104 1 pair $4.25 each for 12+
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Creeper
Keeper
Catch and hold insects and other
small creatures for observation
in this ventilated catcher. Lid
and base are removable; height
23cm, diameter 13cm.
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