Congratulations to St Joseph's Primary School at Kangaroo Point for the fantastic turnout and setup of their new edible schoolyard and outdoor classroom.

There were well over 40 enthusiastic parents and students that turned out for the day to set up their gardens. The new Veggie Beds worked a treat as they were so easy for the students to install.

We got so much done including clearing dead and unwanted trees. The the site was leveled with our mini excavator and readied for the Veggie Beds to be place. While they were being installed another group put together the 3 way underground tube phone and garden shed.

The whiteboard on casters was attached to the outdoor classroom while others built and filled up the herb garden.

The P&F kindly kept us going with a sausage sizzle and ice cold drinks.

We filled the veggie beds with 8m³ of fantastic compost which was kindly donated by www.redbacklandscaping.com.au and lined the pathways with woodchip mulch.

An exhausting and fantastic day was had by all. Over 200 seedlings donated by Pohlmans were left for the students to plant out this week.

Well done everyone!

We're really excited about this Saturday. Not only do we help another school set up an edible schoolyard and outdoor classroom but we get to use our new Veggie Bed system first time.

The Adopt our Edible Schoolyard Project was successful in raising over $5000 in cash and in-kind donations. Including a whopping $1,250 from Redback Landscaping in Brisbane.

The new garden will feature:

• Espaliered fruit trees
• Modular raised garden beds
• Garden shed
• Archway into vegetable gardens
• Work tables
• Outdoor classroom with retractable whiteboard
• Wheelie bin worm farm
• Native bee hive
• Bird feeders
• Sensory gardens
• Dried creek bed
• Bridge
• Bird bath
• Sand pit with clock and archeology markings
• Raised tank bed
• Underground speaking tube phone
• Scarecrows
• Beneficial insect attracting flowers

Our new Edible Landscapes Veggie Beds are the most versatile garden bed system on the market. So easy and versatile that the students will be installing the garden beds themselves.

They're made from recycled post-consumer food grade plastics and rice husks. Find out more about them at www.veggiebeds.com.au

Let's pray for fine weather on Saturday so we can get the gardens built and start St Josephs on their fantastic journey of teaching kids about healthy food and that school work can be fun!

St Joseph’s Primary School are creating a new Edible Schoolyard with an Outdoor Classroom and we need your help to build and maintain it through the Adopt Our Edible Schoolyard Project.

The Adoption Project gives families, individuals, companies and organisations the opportunity to sponsor the materials and time required to establish the garden through money contributions, material donations, complementary trade services and regular volunteer hours.

Download the Adoption Form

Help promote our Adoption Project - Download and print this poster

“We encourage you to get behind our adoption project. The hands-on experiential method of learning has many benefits for the modern child. We believe our new school garden will provide essential learnings for children today if we are to have a sustainable tomorrow.”
Micheal O’Sullivan, Principal

Our Edible Schoolyard Design

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Download the Edible Schoolyard Overview

Our new edible schoolyard includes:

• Outdoor classroom
• Espaliered fruit trees
• Modular raised garden beds
• Garden shed
• Archway into vegetable gardens
• Work tables
• Movable whiteboard on casters
• Wheelie bin worm farm
• Native bee hive
• Bird feeders
• Sensory gardens
• Dried creek bed
• Bridge
• Bird bath
• Sand pit with clock and archeology markings
• Raised tank bed
• Underground speaking tube phone
• Scarecrows
• Beneficial insect attracting flowers
• Bananas
• Colourful artworks
• Lots and lots of curriculum outcomes