A Pathfinder for Year 9
To learn more about sustainable gardens and setting up a sustainable school garden the following links will be useful :
BOOKS DVD/VIDEO/CLICKVIEW INTERNET SITES
333.7 GRO Sustainable living for dummies
595.146 HAN Earthworms for gardeners and fishermen
635 WAL Get growing - horticulture for junior students
635 WIL My first garden book
635 GRO The Australian gardener
635.0994 BLA The Australian vegetable garden: what's new is old
636 CLI Farm animals for gardens and backyards
635.9 SPE Garden plants and flowers in Australia
635.70994 FLE Herbs in Australian gardens
635.987 ROA The natural magic of mulch...
635.987 HOD The organic garden
635.0484 BYR The green gardener
635.0994 FRU Fruit and vegetable gardening in Australia
641.357 DAM All about herbs
641.35 CON The vegetable book: how to grow and cook your own vegetables
712 BRO Your garden design book
DVD 025 Italy : Burke's backyard
CV 69 Sustainable Agriculture: managing our land for the future
CV 67 Sustainable urban living: a South American case study
CV 1794 The garden Gurus
CV Gardening Australia series
http://www.sfsf.com.au/ : Schools for a sustainable future
http://www.happyvalley.sa.edu.au/ediblegarden.htm : School site from south Australia
http://www.ncahs.nsw.gov.au/tooty-fruity/index.php?pageid=1217&siteid=204 : great site from N.S.W. Includes factsheets.
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/ :ABC Gardening Australia T.V. show. Includes fact sheets
http://www.communitygarden.org.au/news/victoria.html: Australian City farms & Community gardens network
http://www.sgaonline.org.au/ : Sustainable Gardening Australia
http://www.recycleworks.org/compost/sustainable_gardening.html : Overseas site, from San Mateo County, but very good
http://www.kabnsw.org.au/Whatcanyoudo/SustainableGardens.aspx: Keep Australia beautiful N.S.W. site
http://www.sgaonline.org.au/info_cookingschool.html :Sustainable Gardening Australia (SGA) provides information, advice and resources to home .
http://cultivatingcommunity.org.au/cc/?page_id=27: official site of Cultivating Community
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Melbourne: includes live links
http://www.kidsgardening.com/growingideas/projects/aug04/pg1.html :Kids Gardening is an American site that explores gardening resources for family, teachers and beginner or experienced gardeners. The site includes classroom activities and information about topics such as flowers, hydroponics, soil, herbs etc.
http://www.global-garden.com.au/gardenkids.htm.
From "Links Plus" This site is full of activities especially for children who
like to grow and make things. Activities are organized under the headings of
Make Things, Grow Things and Watch and Learn Things. New items are added each
month. Of benefit to younger class members.
Gardening Australia Magazine ( In library office)
Diggers Club buying guide ( in library office)
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