As a K-13 school we will host a series of STEM activities during Science Week to cultivate engagement and grow student aspiration in agriculture as we explore food sciences and sustainable food futures. Our Year 7 and 8 hydroponic farmers will use scientific understandings of plant science to design, build and test different hydroponic setups…
Topic: Environment and Nature
Dinner with the Dinosaurs
A family, friendly theatrical production exploring the concept of plant adaptation & sustainability, as experienced through the mouths and bellies of dinosaurs! Come for the science… Stay for a picnic! This event is live at the Adelaide Botanic Garden. Additional activities commence from 1:30pm, and feature Dig a Dino, and Animals Anonymous. Palaeontologists from the…
Fight Food Waste Forever – Reducing Food Waste with Lindsay Miles
Did you know that almost 40% of the average household bin is food waste? Want to reduce waste in your kitchen? Learn some tried and tested truths from waste guru Lindsay Miles. This starts with the way we shop and the things we buy, how we store food at home and what we do with…
Fight Food Waste Forever – Reducing Food Waste with Lindsay Miles
Did you know that almost 40% of the average household bin is food waste? Want to reduce waste in your kitchen? Learn some tried and tested truths from waste guru Lindsay Miles. This starts with the way we shop and the things we buy, how we store food at home and what we do with…
Fight Food Waste Forever – Composting, Bokashi and Your Garden with Amy Warne
Do you want to compost like a pro and make your own fertiliser? Join Amy Warne, an avid gardener and compost guru. Bokashi composting is a process of fermentation that quickly and easily converts food waste into highly productive compost. It is rapidly becoming many gardeners favoured approach to building healthy and productive soils. You will learn…
Fight Food Waste Forever – Composting, Bokashi and Your Garden with Amy Warne
Do you want to compost like a pro and make your own fertiliser? Join Amy Warne, an avid gardener and compost guru. Bokashi composting is a process of fermentation that quickly and easily converts food waste into highly productive compost. It is rapidly becoming many gardeners favoured approach to building healthy and productive soils. You will learn…
Fight Food Waste Forever – Worm farming workshop
Worms are a great way to convert your kitchen waste into fertiliser. They convert the waste into both liquid fertiliser and castings that are great for plants. You will learn all about the art of worm farming with a hands-on demonstration. This workshop is part of the Home Waste Compost Subsidy program. You can purchase…
Fight Food Waste Forever – Worm farming workshop
Worms are a great way to convert your kitchen waste into fertiliser. They convert the waste into both liquid fertiliser and castings that are great for plants. You will learn all about the art of worm farming with a hands-on demonstration. This workshop is part of the Home Waste Compost Subsidy program. You can purchase…
Richgro Bioenergy Plant Tour
Ever wondered how food waste can be used to generate electricity? Join us on the Richgro Bioenergy Plant Tour to find out how. You will learn about the science of an anaerobic digester and how it generates electricity via methane capture from food waste. This ‘mechanical stomach’ turns food waste into enough energy to power…
Biodiversity Citizen Science with The Young Naturalist
In these Young Naturalist workshops, young people aged 8-16 years will become citizen scientists by participating in Australian Biodiversity Projects. Young Naturalists will learn about Biodiversity Citizen Science using the iNaturalist platform- a global, social biodiversity platform. We will use the Australian node- iNaturalist Australia- managed by the Atlas of Living Australia (hosted by CSIRO)….