Year six student, Kye Allen and year five student, Conny Bain join Kitchen Garden Specialist and teacher Marianne Hardy in inspecting some of the seasonal produce grown in the Forbes North Public School garden.
Volunteers Help Sort The Saute: Forbes North Public School are seeking volunteers, with a passion for cooking, to assist with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. Kitchen Garden Specialist and teacher, Marianne Hardy believes helping students learn to cook is a great way to become involved with the school.
“The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program is about teaching life-long skills with cooking,” Marianne said. “The variety of fresh produce available means some students may be cooking and tasting foods for the first time.”
Volunteers are required for two or three hour sessions, three days a week (Monday, Tuesday and Friday) on a weekly or fortnightly roster, with three volunteers needed at each session.
To register an expression of interest in volunteering in the kitchen with Forbes North Public School, phone 6852 2187.
Getting Ready For Opportunities To Work: Forbes TAFE is excited to offer another GROW (Getting Ready for Opportunities to Work) program for 2023. The course will provide participants with practical employability skills across industry for the operation of plant machinery. Applicants must be over 17 and have finished school. The course will run from Monday, 20th March to Thursday, 6th April and attendance is required each day. Places are limited so register your interest now at https://forms.office.com/r/c1BWTAFHDU.
Junior Landcare Grants Now Open: Parkes shire schools are invited to help grow the next generation of environmental champions. The latest round of the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants program is now open, offering primary schools and early learning centres the chance to share in $1 million to support the development of hands-on environmental learning projects.
Woolworths Parkes Store Manager, Kerrie Kennedy, said “Getting children involved with hands-on activities in and around nature is an incredible way to help them explore sustainability in action.”
The activities range from exploring First Nations weather to creating an Indigenous plant-use garden and exploring a First Nations peoples’ languages map. Adam Shipp, First Nations educator with Landcare Australia, said “As a proud Wiradjuri man, I believe it is extremely important that environmental based organisations recognise and work with First Nations groups.”
To find out more about the Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants Program and to apply, visit juniorlandcare.org.au.
Junior Landcare program to benefit local Parkes student.