Edible & Ecological

Garden Education
Supporting the youth in positive gardening ways

For Primary &

High Schools

Supported by:

Permaculture Hand
Supporting the youth in positive gardening ways
Permaculture Hand, Feedback Organic, Pete the Urban Farmer and Trees In
Newcastle are working together to offer schools garden educational packages
designed to assist people in learning how to grow food and look after the
environment. We believe that learning how to grow food is one of the most
important steps towards a wholesome and fulfilling life. Gardening also
comes with many other learning and health development benefits, such as:

Connecting with nature

Understanding where food comes from and the effort required
Teaches you about the environment, sustainability and resource management
Learn to appreciate a healthy diet and lifestyle
Gain physical exercise and hands-on achievements
Raising ones self-esteem and positive attitude

Builds ones social and moral skills, as well as team work and community strengths

Engage students in the learning and to cater for all learning styles

Touching dirt is also said to have physical-biological benefits

See Garden-Based Learning for more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardenbased_learning

We fit in with you

Permaculture Hand has standard workshops they offer (see overleaf) but can
customize as needed. We also understand that teachers and school staff find it
extremely hard to find the time to incorporate environmental and gardening
topics into a lesson plan. Thats where we can assist wherever you see fit.
Gardening can be very supportive with many topics such as the environment,
biology, farming, science, weather, ecology, sustainability, nutrition, health,
lifestyle, recycling, building, water harvesting, design, physical education,
teamwork, problem solving, leadership, social skills, aboriginal studies etc.
There are no requirements of you. We can supply aids and materials, but may
come as an extra cost. Ideally if you were to have a garden for us to do a
workshop in, however if not, we can make one for you and this too could be a
workshop and collaborative opportunity. We can also accommodate for special
needs and there are no prior knowledge of the teacher or kids.

Garden Workshops
An example of some topics that can be catered or altered to your situation. Run
time can be anywhere between 1-2+ hours. We are happy to provide any other
gardening workshop on request. An example of how garden-based education
can be incorporated into the curriculum is provided on the following page.

Bush tucker gardens

Habitat gardens, frog ponds and ecology
Water gardens

Recycled pallet garden containers

Nesting boxes, insect hotels
How to build a scarecrow!

Crafty
Garden
ing

Vegetable ID and seasons

Basic plant botany
Planting, watering, feeding and
harvesting!
Pests
Composting
Worm Farms

Ecologi
cal
Garden
ing

Edible
Gardeni
ng

*All education/workshops are designed around your needs

Learn, have fun and grow!!

Garden-based learning
Curriculum Supported

An example of a 10 week programme for stage 3 (Year 6 class)

Curriculum Information gathered from
BOSTES website

Science K10 (inc. Science and Technology K6) - Stage 3 - Knowledge and
Understanding Natural Environment. Living World
http://syllabus.bostes.nsw.edu.au/science/science-k10/content/976/
ACARA; Australian curriculum, assessment and reporting authority

http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/Content_for_Year_6__Learning_area_content_descriptions.pdf
Sess Topic
ion
(1hr
)
1
Plants Ecology

What are they good

for
o Oxygen
o Cleaning
water
o Climate
change
Uses
o Material,
buildings,
shelter
o Clothes
o Food
o Medicine
Types of plants
o Tree, shrub,
vines, bulbs,
grasses,
veggies, moss
etc
o Vegetation
types:
Rainforests,
deserts
o Native vs
exotic

Botany

How a plant works

Plant survival
features
Native plants and
their benefits such as
wildlife, low
maintenance, low
water etc

Curriculum
Outcome

Students

Describes how
structural features
and other
adaptations of
living things help
them to survive in
their environment

Research the conditions

needed for a particular
plant to grow and survive
in its environment, eg an
indoor plant, plants in
deserts, drought-resistant
wheat or salt-tolerant
plants

Describes how
structural features
and other
adaptations of
living things help
them to survive in
their environment

Observe and describe the

structural features of
some native Australian
animals and plants

Present ideas and

explanations about how
the structural features
and behaviour of some
plants and animals help

them to survive in their

environment, eg shiny
surfaces of leaves on
sand dune plants and
nocturnal behaviour in
some animals

Food gardening

Benefits
Types of common
food plants
Bush tucker plants

Gardening Basic 1

Where to plant
How to plant a plant
Watering

The growth and

survival of living
things are
affected by the
physical
conditions of
their
environment.

Identify some
physical conditions of
a local environment,
eg temperature,
slope, wind speed,
amount of light and
water

Make predictions
about how changing
the physical
conditions of the
environment impacts
on the growth and
survival of living
things, eg different
amounts of light or
water on plant
growth or the effect
of different
temperatures on the
growth of yeast or
bread mould

Use gathered data to

develop explanations
about how changing
the physical
conditions of the
environment affects
the growth and
survival of living
things

Gardening Basics 2

Where to plant
How to plant a plant
Watering

The growth and

survival of living
things are
affected by the
physical
conditions of
their
environment.

Composting

Benefits
Kitchen to garden:
Food scrap recycling
How to make one

The growth and

survival of living
things are
affected by the
physical
conditions of
their
environment.

Identify some
physical conditions of
a local environment,
eg temperature,
slope, wind speed,
amount of light and
water

Make predictions
about how changing
the physical
conditions of the
environment impacts
on the growth and
survival of living
things, eg different
amounts of light or
water on plant
growth or the effect
of different
temperatures on the
growth of yeast or
bread mould

Use gathered data to

develop explanations
about how changing
the physical
conditions of the
environment affects
the growth and
survival of living
things

Identify some
physical conditions of
a local environment,
eg temperature,
slope, wind speed,
amount of light and
water

Make predictions
about how changing
the physical
conditions of the
environment impacts
on the growth and

Worm Farm

Benefits
Kitchen to garden:
Food scrap recycling
How to make one

The growth and

survival of living
things are
affected by the
physical
conditions of
their
environment.

survival of living
things, eg different
amounts of light or
water on plant
growth or the effect
of different
temperatures on the
growth of yeast or
bread mould

Use gathered data to

develop explanations
about how changing
the physical
conditions of the
environment affects
the growth and
survival of living
things

Gardening Basics 3

Watering
Fertilising
Harvesting

Recap

10

Recap

Learn, have fun

and grow!!
Other Services

We design, implement and maintain:-

Permaculture, veggie, sensory/kid, habitat gardens and more

Products
We provide many great things such as:-

Veggie Beds
Nesting
Boxs

Vertical Gardens
Compost
Wicking
BaysBeds

Chicken
Runs

Please see www.permaculturehand.com for more information on each individual

service and product.

Permaculture Hand
Supporting the youth in positive gardening ways
Prices
*Includes school discounts.

Education

$70/hour

Implementation

$50/hour.

May vary depending on program

planned. Minimum $100 if only 1
hour required.

Includes installing, gardening, maintaining

Design

Consult/concept design

$75/hour

Detailed design

$750 depending on situation.

Note:
These are labour prices only.
Supplying material or teaching aid may come at an extra cost.

 All workshops/education are designed around your needs.

We are interested in educational and therapeutic

programs that will assist all that are involved.

Permaculture Hand
Supporting the youth in positive gardening ways

Grants
We are always on the lookout for grants, and as soon as we come across one we
will let you know.

Support
We are really into ongoing support and believe that one of the key factors for
successful garden is how and who will keep it running. By getting as many
people on board including other parents, community volunteers and the schools
grounds man or maintenance man can help a lot with keeping things in check
and up and running. We are willing to help maintain the garden but think its best
if people associated with the school do so. Our designs do take into account
these maintenance issues, so by using these services you will get a garden that
not only survive, but thrive. Please contact us for more information regarding
wanting consultant, design or implementation services.
By being a school member of Trees In Newcastle, you also receive a sign and
access to discounted plants via TIN's Public fund. See their website for more
information.

About us
Collaboratively, we have many useful skills, tools, hands, smiley faces and an
enthusiasm to see our neighborhood grow sustainably! We can teach, design,
build and garden. We have many credentials such as horticulture, Permaculture,
design, environmental science, and not to mention years of experience with
teaching kids, managing community gardens, urban agriculture and gardening
workshops. On top of all this we also have a good network around the hunter
valley.
Some certificates we hold are:

Working with Childrens Check & Blue Card (Qld)

Child Protection Awareness training
Anaphylaxis e-training
First Aid Certificate and Bronze Medallion
Work Safely in the Construction Industry (White Card)
Public Liability Insurance

For more information about who we are and what we do, go to one of our
websites, or contact us on the below details.

www.permaculturehand.com

www. petetheurbanfarmer.com
www. feedbackorganic.com.au

www.treesinnewcastle.org.au

will@permaculturehand.com
0459325583