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From YouTube: Growing food in school - live webinar recording
Description
Workshop outline
• Introduction
• The teaching norm
• Learning outdoors
• Why grow food?
• Benefits for students and school
• Food garden design
• Student learning
• Caring for a food garden
• Resources to assist teachers
Facilitated by Cultivating Community, CERES Community Environment Park and Environment Education Victoria.
A
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
ellen
regos
and
I'm
presenting
today's
session
on
food
gardening
as
a
teacher
pd
for
the
city
of
brain
bank.
So
I'd
like
to
welcome
you
this
afternoon
and
we'll
get
started
a
little
bit
about
cultivating
community.
I
work
for
this
organisation
we've
been
around
for
about
20
years,
I'm
the
team
leader
for
the
school
food
gardens
program,
probably
best
known
for
our
community
gardens
across
public
housing
estates
and
our
work
with
food
systems.
So
our
purpose
is
to
inspire
a
healthy
and
just
world
by
providing
nourishing
food
and
gardening
experiences.
A
A
So
a
little
bit
about
today's
workshop,
I
will
be
giving
you
a
little
introduction
and
talking
a
bit
about
teaching
norms
a
bit
of
theory
around.
Why
learning
outdoors
is
so
important
that
why
it
grow
food
are
the
benefits
for
students
and
for
schools
a
little
bit
about
food
garden,
design.
Some
information
about
student
learning,
caring
for
a
food
garden,
resources
to
assist
teachers
and,
at
the
end,
we'll
have
about
10
to
15
minutes
for
questions
and
feedback.
A
A
Firstly,
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
the
boonerang
people
of
the
korean
nation
on
land,
whose
I'm
presenting
today
I'd
like
to
acknowledge
the
elders
past
present
and
emerging.
We
have
a
great
deal
to
learn
from
our
indigenous
people.
There
are
over
5
000
native,
edible
plants
in
australia.
Now
this
is
a
plant,
I'm
not
sure.
If
anyone
recognizes
it,
I
actually
ate
one
from
my
garden
yesterday.
A
So,
firstly,
welcome.
Welcome
to
today's
session,
I'm
glad
you're
able
to
make
it
the
question
I
always
get
participants
to
think
about
is:
why
have
you
come
to
this
session
today?
What
is
it
that
you
would
really
like
to
get
from
this
pd
and
that
will
help
you
at
the
end,
when
you
have
the
opportunity
to
ask
some
questions?
A
And
thirdly,
the
thing
I'd
like
you
to
do
is
to
think
about
your
childhood
I'd
like
you
to
take
one
memory
of
something
you
used
to
do
when
you
were
younger
when
you
like
to
play
and
I'd
like
to
ask
you
two
questions.
Firstly,
is
this
an
activity
that
you
used
to
do
by
yourself,
or
did
you
do
it
with
other
people,
and,
secondly,
is
it
something
that
you
used
to
play
inside
outside
or
both.
A
So
there's
quite
a
variation,
and
there
is
a
big
change.
Once
we
move
from
early
childhood
into
primary
and
secondary
school,
there
is
a
term
that's
being
heard
a
lot
more,
probably
more.
In
the
usa,
you
might
have
heard
of
the
term
nature
deficit
disorder,
but
there's
now
a
term
coming
into
play
called
endurification
of
learning,
which
is
where
we're
spending
most
of
our
time
learning
inside
now,
you're,
probably
asking.
Why
is
this
a
problem?
A
Let's
have
a
look.
This
is
tim
gill.
Some
of
you
might
have
heard
of
tin
gill
he's
an
academic
from
the
uk
and
he's
done
some
fantastic
research
about
risk
and
benefits
of
outdoor
play,
and
this
is
just
a
lovely
diagram
of
what
we'll
call
a
play
footprint.
So
if
you
look
at
george
he's
the
great
grandfather
when
he
was
eight
years
old,
he
was
allowed
to
walk
by
himself
for
six
miles.
So
you
can
see
the
footprint
of
his
ability
to
play
outdoors
by
himself.
A
His
son
jack
was
only
able
to
go
out
one
mile
by
himself
jack's
daughter,
vicky.
She
was
allowed
to
go
half
a
mile
away
and
vicky's
son
ed
he's
allowed
to
walk
to
the
end
of
his
street.
So
what
we're
seeing
over
time
is
that
the
ability
for
children
to
be
outdoors
and
spend
time
outside
and
go
for
long
walks
by
themselves
is
diminishing.
A
So
schools
are
actually
occupying
a
really
really
important
place
for
children,
who
might
not
have
the
opportunity
to
have
big
wide
open
spaces
and
to
play
outdoors.
So
I
thought
I'd
just
put
that
in
if
you're
interested
in
learning
a
little
bit
more
do
look
up.
Tinville's
website
rethinkingchildhood.
A
So
what
are
the
benefits
of
learning
outdoors?
This
is
a
photograph
of
my
daughter,
bronty
we're
at
wickets
point
and
she
spent
a
lot
of
her
childhood
outdoors
and
when
I
asked
this
question
of
teachers,
what
I
find
is
that
I
in
five
minutes
I
can
get
up
to
50
different
reasons
as
to
why
there
are
benefits
for
children
learning
outside.
A
A
A
It
allows
children
to
then
use
their
hands
and
be
very
active
in
inquiring
about
their
learning,
and
it
actually
fosters
systems
thinking
it's
very
hard
to
learn
outside
and
just
think
in
silos.
You're
actually
constantly
taking
in,
through
all
your
senses,
lots
of
information
and
integrating.
How
learning
works
so
things
that
might
be
abstract
in
a
classroom
like
measuring
the
perimeter
of
a
square
when
you
go
outside
and
you
actually
take
a
tape
measure
and
you
measure
a
garden
bed,
it's
extremely
practical.
A
So
it
helps
to
blur
these
boundaries
between
academic
learning
and
creative
play,
and
it
can
be
a
lot
of
fun
learning
outdoors.
It
also
as
a
side
benefit,
but
as
a
really
important
side
benefit.
It
increases
the
health
and
well-being
of
the
students.
So
there's
lots
and
lots
of
reasons
to
learn
outdoors.
A
This
is
an
infographic
and
I
just
thought
I'd
show
you
this
infographic.
If
you
go
to
children
and
nature.org,
there's
a
whole
series
of
infographics
around
the
benefits
to
learning
and
it's
becoming
quite
well
researched,
and
each
of
these
posters
has
amazing
academic
research
basic
based
on
the
findings.
So
if
you
actually
need
to
build
a
case
to
your
principal
or
to
other
staff,
there's
amazing
wealth
of
research
that
shows
that
students
who
have
access
to
outdoor
spaces
do
better
in
their
their
grades.
They
have
better
experience
of
knowledge.
A
They
enjoy
school,
more,
there's,
lots
and
lots
of
reasons
to
learn
outside.
So
the
question
is:
why
grow
food,
which
is
the
session
today
we're
focusing
on
food
growing?
So
why
do
we
grow
food
with
children,
I've
written
an
a
to
z,
list
of
food
growing?
Firstly,
children
get
an
appreciation
for
natural
cycles
and
the
seasons
when
they're
outdoors
and
they're
planting
a
seed
and
they
get
to
watch
it
go
from
seed
to
fruit.
They
get
to
appreciate
all
the
different
times
of
the
year
and
how
plants
change
over
time.
A
A
Food
gardens
provide
a
fantastic
opportunity
for
people
to
connect
with
each
other
and
their
learning
and
make
their
learning
very
tangible.
There's
a
lot
of
discovery
and
exploration
that
happens
in
the
garden
and
that's
really
integral
to
learning
children
will
get
to
eat,
fresher,
healthier
seasonal
foods,
hopefully,
they'll
find
out
the
food
growing
is
lots
of
fun.
They'll
grow
pants
from
all
around
the
world
which
we
can
tie
into
learning
about
different
cultures.
A
Health
and
being
will
be
increased.
Not
only
vitamin
d
and
exercises
being
in
our
limbs.
They'll
also
have
an
improved
diet
and
awareness
of
nutrition.
It's
amazing
how
many
children
don't
know
that
a
potato
grows
under
the
ground
and
joy?
You
never
know
where
this
may
lead
students
who
really
enjoy
being
outdoors.
It
might
lead
them
to
a
career
in
horticulture,
in
science,
etc.
A
A
They'll
nourish
the
whole
self,
through
sensory
learning,
they'll,
get
to
observe
and
respond
to
their
environment.
Pollinate
new
ideas,
they'll
get
to
ask
questions.
Some
they
may
get
to
answer.
Some
questions
are
very
difficult
to
answer.
They'll
get
to
recycle
their
food
and
organic
waste.
Save
seeds
solve
problems,
take
time
out
to
just
be
in
nature,
and
that's
something
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
later.
They'll
get
to
use
and
maintain
the
tools
in
the
garden.
A
A
Water
is
a
really
big
factor
in
food,
gardening
and
zeriscape,
which
is
basically
gardening
in
a
water
wise
way.
So
we
design
our
gardens
to
conserve
water.
So
they'll
learn
lots
of
new
language
when
we're
food
gardening
they'll,
learn
more
from
their
education.
That's
actually
been
proven
that
educational
outcomes
are
a
lot
better.
A
And
they'll
get
to
see
zero
waste
in
action.
The
impact
on
learning
this
is
probably
the
latest
research.
That's
come
out
of
the
uk
to
show
that
academic
and
learning
overall
is
enhanced
with
food
garden
programs.
So,
if
you're
interested
in
knowing
a
little
bit
more
about
some
of
the
research,
that's
been
done
in
this
area.
This
is
probably
the
most
the
latest
and
most
recent
study
to
look
at
the
impact,
such
as
improved
positive
behavior,
emotional
well-being,
positive
attitudes
to
food
and
health
choices.
A
A
It
supports
academic
learning,
through
course,
curriculum
linkages,
so
you'll
find
out
later,
when
I
show
you
an
example,
it's
very
hard
to
just
study
one
subject
in
the
garden:
there's
lots
of
other
learnings.
That,
incidentally,
happening
while
you're
you're
studying
a
particular
area,
classroom
learning
becomes
less
abstract,
it
becomes
more
concrete
and
it
involves
students
in
leadership
and
decision
making
the
real
world
hands-on.
Experience
is
quite
vital.
A
I
still
remember
having
a
group
of
year
nine
students
from
a
quite
affluent
boys
school,
and
I
asked
them
to
measure
the
circumference
of
a
tree
so
that
we
could
find
out
how
to
sequester
carbon,
how
much
carbon
that
this
tree
actually
held,
and
I
had
to
teach
them
how
to
use
a
tape
measure
and
what
a
circumference
of
the
tree
was,
and
it
was
amazing
how
their
academic
knowledge
didn't
translate
into
real
learning.
So
they
really
had
the
knowledge
but
didn't
know
how
to
apply
the
skills.
A
So
it
teaches
joy
and
dignity
and
work,
and
it
makes
learning
really
really
tangible.
I've
put
in
a
case
study
if
you
want
to
look
at
the
link
at
another
time.
It
takes
up
too
much
of
our
presentation
time,
but
there
are
lots
of
beautiful
examples.
How
starting
off
with
growing
pumpkins
to
make
pumpkin
pies
involves
a
whole
lot
of
other
subjects,
such
as
learning
about
pollinators.
A
Also,
learning
about
measurement
and
weight:
this
was
an
exercise
done
at
one
of
our
schools
in
ardea,
and
it
was
mother
of
god
and
the
students
got
to
look
at
averages,
so
they
had
to
try
and
guesstimate
how
much
each
pumpkin
weighed
and
then
weigh
them
on
the
scale
and
line
them
up
from
the
lightest
to
the
heaviest
pumpkin.
So
that
was
a
maths
activity
that
came
out
of
this
and
there
was
a
whole
lot
of
learning
along
the
way
that
all
related
to
pumpkins.
A
So
I'm
going
to
start
off
with
food
garden
design.
I
think
this
is
an
area
that
gets
overlooked.
When
schools
are
putting
in
a
food
garden,
they
sometimes
tend
to
get
in
ready-made
beds
and
get
other
designers
to
do
it,
but
I
think
there's
a
whole
lot
of
learning
for
children
around
the
actual
design
process.
Now
the
link
I've
put
down
has
a
fantastic
video
of
the
work
we
did
with
st
john's
primary
school
in
footscray.
A
A
If
you
have
a
look,
this
is
a
little
bit
what
it
looked
like.
If
you
look
at
the
top
left
hand
corner,
you
will
notice
a
very
grassy
bare
wooden,
fenced
off
area
and
then,
as
you
see
the
garden
two
years
later
over
time,
the
wooden
fence
has
been
removed.
There's
now
a
wire
fence,
there's
veggie
garden
beds,
there's
about
eight
veggie
garden
beds.
A
A
So,
in
terms
of
food
garden
elements
when
you're
thinking
of
a
food
garden,
there's
a
whole
lot
of
things
that
you
can
be
considering
in
your
school
and
it
will
vary
depending
on
the
space
that
you
have
available.
This
is
a
nice
checklist
that
over
time,
if
you
want
to
extend
and
expand
on
your
food
garden,
that
you
consider
some
of
these
elements,
most
schools
start
off
with
annual
vegetable
beds.
The
lucky
ones
have
the
chook
houses
with
the
outdoor
run.
A
A
A
A
This
is
a
recent
photograph
taken
from
spotswood
primary
school,
so
carol
was
involved
in
setting
up
this
project
through
a
pick.
My
project
grant
that
was
held
last
year
and
you'll
see.
This
is
a
very
new
garden,
so
the
garden
beds
have
just
gone
in
and
the
beds
are
just
being
planted
out
with
vegetables
and
here's
a
close-up
with
some
of
the
signage
of
the
things
that
have
been
planted
in
the
garden.
A
You
can
see
at
the
very
back.
The
reason
I
put
this
slide
in
was
just
looking
at
the
growing
frame,
so
when
you're
actually
putting
a
growing
frame
in
a
food
garden,
you
want
it
to
the
south
of
the
garden
bed.
So
you
don't
shade
out
the
sun,
so
we've
got
corn
in
the
front
and
then
the
growing,
the
peas
and
the
beans
up
the
back.
A
It's
an
example
of
a
wicking
bed
that
went
into
a
school
in
fitzroy,
sacred
heart
and
it
was
funded
by
one
of
our
lovely
staff,
families.
They
funded
it
for
the
school
that
didn't
have
any
food
gardening
and
it's
a
really
simple
way
of
minimizing
water
use
in
a
school,
especially
an
area
where
there's
limited
space
and
limited
water.
A
A
A
A
Under
this
beautiful
flame
tree,
we've
got
a
seating
circle
made
out
of
hay
bales.
You
can
see
that
there's
some
coffee
sacks
that
have
been
up
cycled
so
that
they
can
prevent
wet
bottoms
when
children
sit
on
them
on
slightly
cooler
or
damp
days.
There's
an
old
recycled
wheel
being
used
as
a
table
and
when
those
stroll
bails
start
to
disintegrate,
they
go
straight
on
to
the
garden
so
they're,
recycled
or
given
to
the
chooks
to
line
their
beds
with.
A
This
is
a
very
simple
seating
circle
made
with
some
logs
of
some
wood,
that's
in
a
garden
in
springvale
or
you
could
use
some
tyres.
Some
upcycled
tires,
which
I
think
this
is
a
lovely
idea.
If
you've
got
someone
locally,
that
needs
to
get
rid
of
some
tyres
and
it
will
last
a
very,
very
long
time,
there's
a
beautiful
fire
pit
in
the
center.
A
A
A
propagation
area
is
a
dream
list
for
most
schools
that
have
an
active
food
garden
program
somewhere
on
the
right
hand,
side
you
probably
can't
see
it
properly,
but
that
white
area
is
the
greenhouse
where
you
actually
grow.
Seed
seeds
and
the
sort
of
shade
house
is
the
green
side
of
the
the
area
where
you
actually
shelter
the
seeds
as
they're
growing.
So
they
become
ready
to
go
out
into
the
garden,
so
you
hardy
them
off
a
little
bit.
A
A
This
is
a
water
tank
and
next
to
the
water
tank,
a
special
tube
has
been
put
in.
So
it's
much
easier
to
see
how
at
what
water
level
the
tank
is
at
and
the
kids
can
monitor
how
much
water
is
in
the
tank
after
it
rains
a
simple
tap.
It's
all
these
little
simple
things
that
make
it
a
big
difference
to
a
food
garden.
A
You
might
like
to
store
your
hose
in
a
tire,
so
no
one
trips
over
it
for
health
and
safety
reasons,
and
here's
a
lovely
vertical
wall
with
some
old
tomato
tin
cans
turned
into
a
succulent
garden,
some
compost
bays
and
a
beautiful
big
upcycled
worm
farm,
so
lots
and
lots
of
ideas.
I
just
wanted
to
share
some
of
these
ideas
before
we
go
through
some
of
the
basics.
A
This
is
some
gorgeous.
This
isn't
at
a
school.
Actually,
this
is
at
burwood
brickworks,
it's
a
new
urban
farm.
If
you
haven't
been
to
it's
a
fantastic
place
to
go
and
there's
some
lovely
insect
hotels
that
have
been
put
along,
one
of
the
walls
and
one
of
my
favorites
just
to
end
on
is
a
strawberry
garden,
a
strawberry
wall
and
it's
at
jos,
becker's
house
in
the
dandenongs,
and
I
just
love
it
because
it's
got
a
big
heart
in
the
middle.
A
So
I
put
this
here.
It
is
an
early
childhood
template.
So
when
I
go
out
to
early
childhood
centers,
I
have
this
little
checklist
just
to
find
out
what's
currently
happening,
but
it
is
good
to
think
holistically
around
your
schools,
so
not
thinking
just
about
your
food
garden,
but
all
the
other
ways
in
which
you
can
be
greening
up
your
urban,
your
outdoor
environment,
for
the
students.
What
do
you
already
have?
Which
ones
would
you
like
to
add?
What's
missing?
Which
ones
would
the
children
or
the
students
like,
and
do
you
have
any
other
ideas?
A
So
it's
some
way
to
get.
You
started
to
think
about
what
is
it
that
you'd
like
in
your
school
space
in
terms
of
benefits
for
the
school?
It
actually
provides
a
lot
of
benefits.
There's
been
a
lot
of
research
to
show
that
it
provides
students
with
unique
educational
opportunities,
sterile
grounds
get
transformed
into
beautiful,
productive
learning
landscapes,
a
lot
of
prospective
families,
it's
the
deciding
factor
as
to
whether
families
come
to
your
school
or
not.
A
It
has
been
shown
that
attendance
of
not
only
students
but
also
of
teachers,
increases
when
you
have
these
outdoor
education
programs,
it
creates
a
beautiful
working
environment
that
improves
performance
of
students
and
improves
retention
of
teachers.
It's
a
lovely
focal
point
for
community
dialogue
and
it
helps
to
build
partnerships.
A
A
So
it
actually
has
a
positive
impact
on
not
only
the
school
but
the
neighboring
culture,
so
you'll
see
big
changes
once
you
start
investing
in
a
school
food
garden
program
now
in
terms
of
student
involvement,
as
I
mentioned
before,
it's
really
great
to
have
the
students
involved
in
the
whole
process,
from
the
design
of
the
garden
through
to
the
construction
and
the
maintenance
of
the
garden,
so
that
everything
that
is
involved
in
getting
a
garden
set
up
and
maintaining
it.
The
students
are
involved
in
and
learning
about,.
A
Most
school
food
gardens
have
some
associated
cooking
program
with
it.
It
doesn't
have
to
be
indoors.
I
always
do
outdoor
cooking
programs
where
kids
are
cooking
outside.
That's
a
lovely
photo
of
me
working
with
some
of
the
grade
3
and
4
students
to
make
damper,
which
we
then
cooked
on
the
fire,
not
one
of
the
students
that
ever
cooked
damper
before
and
we
had
the
most
fun
you
can
ever
imagine.
They
made
some
herb
butter
to
go
with
it.
A
In
the
previous
weeks,
we've
made
some
kumquat
jam
and
then
we
also
make
a
big
pot
of
soup.
So
it's
amazing
what
you
can
learn
and
do
outdoors
with
really
simple
facilities
and
I'll
show
you
that
later
what
we
use
to
make
our
outdoor
cooking
program
it's
great
to
link
it
to
literature.
This
was
just
a
lovely
little
snippet.
I
thought
you
might
like
the
photo
of
the
potatoes,
so
pamela
adlen's
written
a
fantastic
book
called
the
potato
people.
A
So
before
you
plant
your
potatoes,
we
got
to
sit
under
a
beautiful
lemon-scented
gum
tree
and
create
potato
people.
So
all
the
things
we
found
on
the
ground
sticks
and
twigs
and
leaves
became
the
eyes,
the
nose,
the
hands,
the
feet,
the
ears,
and
we
made
these
little
people
and
they
got
to
live
in
the
potato
patch
and
then
eventually
they
were
buried
and
they
grew
into
potatoes
for
the
following
year.
A
This
is
a
sample
of
the
kitchen
that
I
use
very,
very
simple.
A
cooking
program
doesn't
have
to
be
complex
at
all.
There's
six
students
that
sit
at
the
table
two
are
harvesting
for
a
cooking,
and
it's
just
using
whatever
produce
is
around
to
create
something,
and
it
is
amazing
what
kids
will
eat.
I
remember
the
first
time
the
program
was
running.
The
teacher
told
me
that
the
kids
would
never
eat
what
I
was
intending
to
cook
and
she
was
very
wrong.
They
ate
everything
from
nasturtium
tacos
to
salads
to
biscuits
with
dip.
A
We
made
everything
with
really
really
simple
tools,
so
it
doesn't
have
to
be
complicated
to
cook
in
the
garden
there's
a
lot
of
steam,
so
lots
of
opportunities
to
incorporate
science,
technology
engineering,
arts,
maths
in
the
garden.
You
can
see
the
measuring
that
happened
on
in
the
design
phase.
Looking
at
shadows,
there
was
looking
at
mini
beasts
and
habitats
for
wildlife.
So
part
of
this
is
integrated
in
this
outdoor
learning
program,
the
beauty
of
food
gardens.
Is
you
really
get
to
see
sustainability
in
action?
A
We
planted
a
lot
of
native
edibles
in
this
garden,
and
this
was
the
frog
bog
that
was
integrated
into
the
native
edible
garden,
so
that
we
created
not
only
food
for
us
but
habitat
and
food
for
the
wildlife,
especially
for
those
frogs
that
come
from
maravanang
river
food
waste
recycling
in
any
good
food
gardening
program.
You
want
to
be
recycling
the
food
waste
so
that
you
really
see
where
the
food
goes,
how
it
turns
into
soil
and
how
that
soil
then
grows
that
food
back
again
I'll
be
talking
about
this
next
week.
A
So
you'll
get
a
much
detailed
explanation
so
that
you
feel
really
really
confident
to
set
up
a
food
waste
recycling
program
that
thrives
at
your
school.
This
was
a
little
activity.
I
do
with
early
childhood
kids,
where
we
upcycle
some
old
stockings
elastic
bands
and
bits
of
paper
and
make
some
worms
and
a
bucket
that's
been
up-cycled
to
collect
the
food
scraps.
A
So
where
does
this
all
lead?
Luckily,
we've
sown
some
beautiful
seeds
in
early
childhood
in
primary
and
secondary
school,
and
it
might
lead
to
vocational
pathways.
They
might
consider
careers
in
agriculture,
botany,
horticulture,
hospitality,
environmental
management,
natural
resource
management,
science,
etc.
A
A
I'm
actually
going
to
go
through
the
real
basics
of
caring
for
a
food
garden,
because
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
to
understand
how
food
gardens
function,
so
they
get
the
most
out
of
them
and
the
best
place
to
start
is
what
plants
need.
So
it's
really
important
in
a
food
garden
that
all
the
time
we're
thinking
of
the
needs
of
plants,
plants
need
sun,
air,
water,
space
and
soil,
and
they
need
them
in
different
amounts
and
different
levels.
A
So,
if
we're
constantly
thinking
about
the
plants
needs,
then
we're
definitely
going
to
have
a
much
more
successful
food
garden
experience
now.
Plants
can
be
annual
or
perennial.
An
annual
plant
is
a
plant
that
has
a
life
cycle
of
a
year.
So
from
the
time
it
grows
from
seed
and
produces
seed
it's
12
months.
It
then
dies
often
those
that
seed
then
gets
germinated.
A
A
perennial
has
a
much
larger
life.
It
could
live
two
years.
It
could
live
up
to
2
000
years
depending
on
the
species
of
plant.
So
thinking
about
the
plants
is
probably
the
most
important
thing
to
understand
is
how
do
we
look
after
those
plants?
How
fast
they
grow
and
how
big
do
they
grow
to
that's,
probably
one
of
the
most
important.
What
is
their
life
cycle?
What
part
of
the
plant
do
we
eat?
A
A
I
do
want
to
go
through
how
to
plant
plants
correctly.
It's
something
I
see,
that's
not
done
too
well
and
there's
some
just
really
basics
that
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you're,
aware
of
so
with
a
seed
when
you're
planting
a
seed,
it's
approximately
one
and
a
half
to
two
times
the
size
of
the
seed.
How
far
down
in
the
soil
you
plant,
so
a
celery
seed
or
a
parsley
seed,
which
is
very
small,
is
just
under
the
surface.
This
is
an
aduki
bean,
it's
a
bit
bigger,
so
it's
a
bit
deeper
down.
A
This
is
important
too.
I
was
very
lucky
enough
to
be
taught
by
someone
a
very,
very
simple
tip,
to
make
me
plant
plants
successfully
and
that
is
to
water
three
times
so
before
you
actually
plant
the
plant,
you
water
them
all
so
that
the
roots
and
the
soil
are
nice
and
moist.
And
then
you
dig
the
hole
and
you
water
the
hole
and
once
you've
watered
the
hole
you
then
plant
the
plant
and
you
water
it
again.
A
So
this
little
tiny
oak
tree
looks
lovely
and
you
wouldn't
want
to
plant
it
very
close
to
your
house,
because
they
will
grow
up
to
20
to
30
metres
tall
and
15
to
20
meters
wide.
So
thinking
about
the
whole
life
cycle
of
the
plant,
so
you
know
how
big
it
will
grow
and
making
decisions
based
on
its
maximum
height
and
width
when
you
plant
it
out
so
really
thinking
about
plants
before
you
put
them
in
the
ground
so
that
you
make
really
good
decisions.
A
That
will
save
you
a
lot
of
headaches
in
the
future,
so
please
think
about
the
plants
and
how
big
they're
going
to
grow,
especially
fruit,
trees,
so
fruit,
trees.
You
really
want
to
think
about
where
you
plant
them
and
what
they're
going
to
be,
how
much
they're
going
to
grow
over
time
and
what
shade
they're
going
to
create
for
the
garden
around
you
so
caring
for
the
soil.
A
Once
you
know
how
to
plant
plants,
the
most
important
part
of
your
garden
and
caring
for
any
food
garden
is
the
soil.
The
soil
is
an
indication
of
a
healthy,
happy
garden.
In
fact,
all
my
work
in
my
food
garden
is
on
the
soil.
If
I
work
and
love
and
care
for
my
soil,
that
will
help
my
food
garden
to
thrive.
A
So
the
soil
is
the
most
important
part
of
a
food
garden,
so
making
sure
that
beautiful
food
waste
that
you
produce
at
your
schools
is
going
back
into
that
soil
and
helping
to
care
and
look
after
your
plants.
Mulch
is
a
bit
like
skin.
So
if
we
don't
have
our
skin,
we're
more
likely
to
get
infections
and
disease
and
mulch
is
very
similar
in
nature,
plants
naturally
drop
debris
and
leaves
and
create
their
own
living
mulch,
and
if
we
don't
have
that,
we
need
to
mimic
it.
A
So
mulch
is
really
important
to
keep
the
soil
covered,
to
keep
it
moist
to
create
food
for
the
microorganisms,
for
the
fungus,
for
the
bacteria
so
to
keep
it
alive.
Also
has
a
huge
impact
on
reducing
water
usage
and
improves
aeration
of
the
soils
and
lots
and
lots
of
benefits
of
mulch
really
important
that
we're
always
mulching
and
mulching
and
mulching
understanding.
Our
soil
really
helps
us
to
understand
how
successful
our
garden
is
going
to
be
and
whether
we
need
to
put
a
little
bit
more
work
into
it.
A
Basically,
there
are
three
types
of
soil
sandy
clay
and
silt
soil,
and
we
might
have
a
combination
of
either
or
many
of
those
types,
so
understanding
a
bit
about
the
texture
of
your
soil.
I
have
very
sandy
soil
where
I
live,
and
I
have
to
be
careful
because
it
can
become
hydrophobic,
which
means
it
repels
water.
So
what
I
do
is
plant
plants
that
give
me
an
indication
of
when
water
levels
are
low,
so
that
I
can
actually
water
my
garden
to
make
sure
it
doesn't
become
hydrophobic,
so
learning
how
to
work
with
your
soil.
A
So
you
get
the
most
from
your
soil
and
your
food
garden
ph
is
another
really
important
thing
to
be
aware
of.
I'm
actually
going
to
talk
quite
a
lot
about
ph
next
week.
So,
if
you're
interested
in
knowing
about
ph
I'll,
be
discussing
it
when
I'm
talking
about
food
waste
recycling,
but
in
general
you
want
to
have
a
fairly
neutral
soil
between
6.5
to
7.5,
right
in
the
middle,
so
7
is
neutral
and
6.5
is
slightly
acidic
and
7.5
is
slightly
alkaline.
A
So
you
really
want
it
in
that
middle
range
and
if
it's
not,
you
need
to
be
doing
things
to
improve
your
soil
and
composting
is
the
best
thing
you
can
be
doing
overall
either
way.
So
composting
is
a
really
good
solution.
You
can
add
amendments
to
your
soil,
such
as
sulfur
or
lime,
depending
on
which
side
of
the
ph
scale
it
sits.
So
thinking
about
your
soil
is
really
important.
Great
science
activities
for
kids,
around
soil
and
I'll
run
through
some
run
through
some
of
those
next
week.
A
Water
collect
and
store
water,
improve
the
soil.
As
I
said
again,
mulch
mulch
and
mulch
observe
your
plants.
They
will
always
tell
you
when
they're
thirsty,
they're
a
really
good
indicator
of
when
they
need
more
watering
plant
strategically,
so
that
plants
that
require
more
water
together
and
plants
that
need
less
water
are
together
and
further
away
from
where
you
need
to
water
them.
Water
deeply,
rather
than
more
often,
and
set
up
irrigation
systems,
so
that
your
watering
is
very
water,
wise,
especially
over
the
months
when
we
need
to
be
watering
a
lot
more.
A
In
terms
of
how
big
to
make
garden
beds,
it's
recommended
that
it's
the
arm
width
times
two
so
with
younger
children,
little
preppies
and
grade
ones.
You'd
want
much
narrower
garden
beds
than
some
of
the
older
kids
and
you
need
a
few
big
beds
for
crops
like
pumpkins
or
potatoes,
but
you
don't
want
kids
stepping
on
the
soil.
You
don't
want
to
compact
the
soil
so
making
sure
that
the
garden
beds
are
not
too
wide
and
that
they're
got
a
little
bit
of
depth.
A
Wicking
beds
are
a
great
example,
pretty
much
it's
just
having
a
reservoir
of
water
down
the
bottom
that
the
plants
can
draw
up,
they're,
fantastic
for
crops
that
don't
have
a
deep
root
system
and
that
use
lots
of
water
and
have
a
very
short
lifespan.
I
think
they're
fantastic
for
early
life,
childhood
centers,
so
really
worth
considering.
If
you
want
to
grow
food
very
quickly
and
you're
wanting
to
grow
greens
such
as
lettuces
or
celery,
so
they
are
a
great
investment
because
they
do
save
money.
There
are
some
challenges.
A
A
So
what
to
plant,
when
I
really
recommend
gardening,
if
you're
not
already
on
their
website
they'll,
send
you
an
email
each
month,
letting
you
know
what
can
be
sewn
as
seed
and
what
seedlings
can
go
in.
You
just
need
to
indicate
your
climate
zone
that
you're
in,
so
you
can
get
an
app.
The
app
costs
you
money,
while
the
email
is
for
free.
A
The
health
and
well-being
of
not
only
the
students
but
the
teachers
is
a
huge
factor
for
learning
outdoors
lots
of
research
and
a
lot
of
anecdotal
evidence.
I've
been
getting
recently
about
the
the
benefits
for
children
who
struggle
in
the
classroom
so
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
mental
health
and
emotional
health
benefits,
increase
movement
and
physical
benefits
and
a
lot
of
kids
just
love
to
be
outside
because
of
the
sensory
appreciation
that
they
get.
A
A
I
love
loose
parts,
so
I
always
think
it's
a
great
opportunity
for
schools
to
incorporate
more
loose
parts
and
plant
plants
that
generate
more
loose
plant
parts
for
schools
to
utilize
in
terms
of
food
superiority.
You
might
like
to
think
about
developing
a
food
policy.
If
you
haven't
got
a
breakfast
club
already,
you
might
consider
setting
one
up
increasing
school
and
community
involvement
in
your
garden
and
becoming
a
bit
of
a
food
hub
for
your
area.
A
A
I
like
bullying,
art
and
garden
because
they
have
a
lot
of
unusual
food
plants
that
you
might
be
interested
in.
Having
a
look
at
series
for
focuses
on
bush
foods
and
permaculture
and
diggers
just
has
a
very
good
range
of
seeds,
so
you've
got
lots
of
opportunities
to
source
your
plants
and
supplies
from
places
not
too
far
away.
A
These
are
some
of
the
links
I
recommend.
Dirty
teaching
is
one
of
my
favorite
books.
So
if
you
haven't
seen
dirty
teaching,
just
a
great
beginner's
guide
to
learning
outdoors
there's
an
early
childhood
outdoor
learning
network
that
you
might
like
to
be
part
of
there's
lots
and
lots
of
resources
around
kitchen
gardens
in
australia
due
to
stephanie
alexander
kitchen
garden
program
and
lots
of
info
on
outdoor
classrooms.
So
I
just
put
a
few
links
there
if
you'd
like
to
follow
those
up
the
best
classroom
and
the
richest
cupboard
is
roofed
only
by
the
sky.
A
So
if
you
need
any
support,
we
can
help
you.
We
do
a
lot
of
work
around
community
gardens
in
urban
agriculture,
helping
people
to
grow
food
at
home,
food
waste
avoidance
and
food
waste
recycling
projects
that
build
community
through
engagement
and
making
the
most
of
your
outdoor
classroom.
What
I
find
is
a
lot
of
schools
set
up
wonderful
food
gardens,
but
then
it
only
gets
utilized
one
day
a
week.
A
So
I've
just
put
my
details
here
so
that
if
you
would
like
to
contact
me,
you
can
contact
me
at
any
time.
I've
got
my
email
address
and
phone
number
and
I'm
going
to
move
on
to
questions
now.
So
thank
you
for
today's
session.
Thank
you
for
coming.
I've
had
a
few
questions
so
I'll
start
to
answer
those
now.
A
A
Great
okay
good,
so,
if
you'd
like
to
send
through
any
questions,
I
am
starting
to
answer
some
questions
around
food
gardening.
I
know
when
I
sent
out
the
registration
form.
There
were
a
few
questions
that
I
can
answer
until,
like
the
questions
start
to
come
in
the
first
one
was
about
pruning
now.
Pruning
is
a
really
challenging
topic
to
be
talking
on
a
webinar.
It's
something
that
you
need
to
see
up
close
and
you
need
a
hands-on
experience.
A
A
A
Some
of
the
other
questions
I
had
related
to
how
to
engage
your
community
around
food
gardening
and
what
I
find
is
it's
really
really
important
to
get
people
on
board
slowly.
It
takes
time
to
build
the
culture
of
a
school,
and
once
you
get
the
community
on
board,
especially
if
you
have
the
principal
behind
you
and
backing
you,
then
that
can
really
help
so
getting
everyone
on
board
to
support.
You
is
a
really
good
place
to
start.
A
A
If
you're
interested
in
visiting
full
school
food
gardens
the
victorian
school
garden
awards
has
fantastic
pd's
every
year,
where
you
get
the
opportunity
to
go
around
and
have
a
look
at
different
school
gardens
and
ask
questions
around
what
works
and
what
doesn't
work
and
get
lots
of
great
ideas.
It's
always
good
to
take
a
camera
and
take
some
photos
so
that
you
get
a
really
good
sense
of
what
schools
are
doing
what's
working
and
how
you
might
incorporate
that
back
at
your
school.
A
I
haven't
got
any
more
questions
at
the
moment,
so
what
I
might
do
is
thank
you
all
for
coming.
Thank
you
for
coming
on
to
our
live
webinar.
I
hope
you've
enjoyed
the
food
gardening
pd
next
week,
we'll
be
looking
at
food
waste
recycling
and
going
through
three
systems
we'll
be
looking
at
composting
systems,
worm
farm
systems
and
digestion,
and
doing
a
lot
of
student
activities
that
you
can
introduce
into
your
schools
very
simply
to
understand
the
science
behind
behind
food
waste
recycling
and
set
up
systems
that
really
work
well
for
your
school.