Grant boost helps Everton's edible garden thrive

THE kitchen garden program at Everton Primary School will blossom even more, thanks to a grant received from the latest round of the 2023 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants program. The school received $1000 to support its edible garden, which will have native bulbs to highlight Indigenous food education. The children have been involved in both establishing the garden and its ongoing maintenance, producing food which is used as part of its Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. Everton Primary School business manager Phil Densten said fresh vegetables and herbs grown at the school are regularly used in the program. "It teaches students the link between growing things and what you eat, whereas many kids these days still seem to think food is 'grown' in the supermarket," he said. "We're a very small school, so it's not like the garden is stuck out the back somewhere where no-one sees it - it's part of the schools grounds and our students are in and around it all the time." Mr Densten said the school used old fruit packing cases to create their garden beds, planting them out with vegies which are harvested throughout the year. He said the grant money will help cover the costs of the equipment and materials they use, including the seeds they plant. Craig from Woolworths also visited the school last month, dropping in showbags for the children along with boxes of goodies including vegies and fruit, which were much appreciated by everyone. Woolworths said over the years, thousands of schools have used these grants to create interactive projects focused on sustainability, inspiring students to play an active role in the future of their natural environment. Cathedral College Wangaratta also received a grant in the latest round for their project to create a range of insect hotels and improve the landscape for native insects in the school's garden.

Grant boost helps Everton's edible garden thrive

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