Back to School for September Permabee.

Well folks, we are going back to school again for the September Permabee.

Alexandra Delien (a recent member of PSN) has been enthusiastically involved at her children’s school to get a new generation of children hands on with permaculture.

John Colet Primary School was founded by the School of Philosophy, and so have a well-rounded approach to education, but they could do with some help getting a bit more “hands on” in the garden.

Alexandra has been working behind the scenes to get support for a school veg garden and has managed to get 16+ other volunteer parents on board. Recently 3 teachers have also joined the effort and are looking at integrating the garden into the school's curriculum.

Not only that but Alexandra has managed to get a grant and got 4 x 1 m raised garden beds to start the garden off. Meanwhile 2 of the teachers have attended a workshop, organised by the Dept of Education and Nor ht Sydney Health, called Live Well @ School. They are in the process of applying for another grant but hits may take more time.

The space we have to work with is a nice size for starting a project like this, and I think we would do well to lend our support to Alexandra and this next-generation of young gardeners to get the ball rolling.

An important note, the date fore the permabee is Sunday 22^nd of September to coincide with a staff meeting at the school.

I hope this doesn’t cause any inconvenience.

I’m looking forward to seeing how this will develop over time.

See you there.

Peter