Permaculture Garden
Here at Tarrawanna Public School we are lucky enough to be apart of The Living Classroom Project. This is a revolutionary new education program that is leaving behind the classic rows and columns of the classroom for the dynamic interactions offered by the natural world.
It is an outdoor learning program where students learn practical life skills like designing their own vegetable gardens, growing and then preparing their own food. Children also learn the importance of regenerative practices such as soil building, water saving and composting, all while getting out in nature and being active.
Our Living Classroom is a fully functioning permaculture garden located in the centre of our school. Each year, students in Year 3 are ‘garden ambassadors’, where they spend one day every fortnight out in the garden learning about the importance of regenerative practices such as soil building, planting trees, water saving and composting, all while getting out in nature and being active and growing amazing produce.
It is much more than simply a garden where we grow food. In many ways, it is an integral part of our school identity. Produce from our garden is often used in cooking classes to make banana bread, pumpkin soup or spinach and cheese pastries.
What do we have growing in our garden?
An endless variety of vegetables:
- Our 4-season vegetable garden produces an abundance of seasonal veggies and herbs all year round
Over 30 fruit trees including:
- Several banana trees
- Citrus trees including oranges, limes, native finger limes, lemons, mandarins – and a couple of each!
- Several macadamia trees
- Mulberry tree
- Pawpaw tree
- Guava trees
- ... and many more!
Anyone and everyone is welcome to come in for a wander through the garden. We would love to show you around!
