School Garden Professional Development
Resources presented at the starting your school food garden PD on September 12th at Black Forest Primary School and Nazareth College are now available for download:
Powerpoint Presentations
Harry Harrison - Getting started with school gardens (300KB)
Karyn Duance - An introduction to the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Association (900KB)
Audio Podcasts of Powerpoint Presentations
Harry Harrison - Getting started with school gardens (4MB)
Karyn Duance - An introduction to the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Association (3MB)
Curriculum resources
Black Forest Primary School Garden Program (60 KB pdf)
Draft junior primary school garden thinkers key (200KB pdf)
School gardens fact sheet
School food gardens fact sheet (2 MB pdf)
School food gardens fact sheet low res (300 KB pdf)
Reference books suggested by Harry Harrison
'Designing and Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally' by Robert Kourik. Chelsea Green Publishing Company, Vermont.
'The Seed Savers Handbook for Australia and New Zealand' by Michael & Jude Fanton. A Seed Savers Book.
'Community Gardening in SA - Resource Kit' by Department of Health, Government of South Australia (2004) report prepared by Claire Fulton, Community and Neighbourhood Houses and Centres Association Inc, Adelaide.
'One Magic Square - Grow Your Own Food on One Square Metre' by Lolo Houbein (2008) Wakefield Press, Adelaide.
'Seed to Seed - Food Gardens in Schools' by Jude Fanton and Jo Imming (2007). The Seed Savers Network, Byron Bay.
'Gardening Down-Under - A guide to healthier soils and plants' 2nd edition, by Kevin Handreck (2004). Landlinks Press, Collingwood.
'Recycle Your Garden - the essential guide to composting' by Tim Marshall (2003) ABC Books, Sydney.