Learning in the Garden
National Seminar 2013

HARVESTING WHAT WE SOW

Adaptation ● Food Security ● Resilience

Ecocentre Griffith University & Buranda State School

3-4 June 2013

A unique two-day professional development seminar for educators, community groups, parents and individuals from across Australia interested in garden-based education.

Expand your senses with a diversity of presentations, discussion panels, hands-on workshops and activities exploring school gardens and a sustainable future. Learn the essentials of setting up a garden, building your soils, planting and creating abundance in your school.

Meet other school gardens practitioners, share your story and be part of the national discussion on school gardens around the country.

Registration:

Please download the

Registration Form.

This form is a writable PDF: you can either fill it in on your computer using Adobe Reader, save it and email it to scg@growingcommunities.org.au, or you can print it, fill it out and send it to us (details are on the form).

Venues:

Day 1: Ecocentre, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, NATHAN QLD 4111
Day 2: Buranda State School, Cowley Street, BURANDA QLD 4102

Program:

To view who will be presenting on which day, see our draft program.

Presenters include:

Kristen Lyons
University of QLD
Basil Natoli
Victoria School Gardens Awards, VIC
Robyn Cook
Stephanie Alexander Foundation, QLD
Anthea Fawcett
Remote Indigenous Gardens Network Australia, NSW
Megan Floris
Foodweb Education, VIC
Aaron Sorensen & Dan Deighton
Living Classroom Program, NSW
+ more to be confirmed

Stallholder Information

If your organisation is interested in having a stall at the 2-day seminar (or if your organisation would like to include promotional material in the take-home bags), please use the Stallholder Form, which includes all necessary information.

Thanks to the LITGNS Sponsors

Growing Communities promotes sustainability education and healthy living through the establishment of productive gardens in Queensland communities and schools.

The development of this website was made possible through funding received from the Queensland Government Gambling Community Benefit Fund.