The principal has decided to make the school more enviromentally friendly by building a school vegetable garden. This garden will supply organic fruit and vegetables t.o the tuckshop. Your task is to design a garden that is sustainable and big enough to supply the school with fresh organic produce. Are you are up to the task?
Click on the link below to read the design brief. The brief contains all the key information you will need to consider and points to help you on your design journey.
Your Task
"Organic is not just chemical free. It is a whole systems or holistic means of growing and handling food. The whole system is linked - Soil. Plants. Animals. Food. People. Environment."
- Australian Certified Organic
What is Organic?
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Your first step is to investigating the term organic. Download the worksheet and take a look at the sites below. Then have a go at researching yourself. Use sites like Google and Youtube to begin your investigation and record your findings on the worksheet.
What will you plant?
A point in your design brief was that the garden has to provide seasonal fruit and vegetables for the tuckshop. Different plants grow during different seasons and are harvetsed at dfferent time as well. By planting seasonal fruit and vegetables it makes the garden more cost effective and the quality of what you produce will be greater.
It is also important to consider the climate and weather of the locatation of the garden. Is there any sunlight? Shade? does it get very cold or is it warm all year round? Weather can effect the growth of plants and is an important thing to consider.
Final phase
You are almost finished. Your design looks great and now it is time to present it to the class. You will create a powerpoint presentation. You need to tell your audience why you have designed your garden this way and a final evaluation of the process. Refer to your design brief for more information.