2012 EduPlant Schools Competition finalists named
We closed off with Joanne Carty - Programme Manager of EduPlant. We were talking about the
2012 EduPlant Schools Competition. The EduPlant Programme is a permaculture
food gardening and greening programme initiated and run by Food & Trees for
Africa that teaches schools how to cultivate their own food in an ecologically
sustainable manner. Through permaculture techniques, communities are
recognising the value of recycling waste, creating their own organic compost
and employing biological agents in place of harmful pesticides and fertilisers.
Each finalist school will
receive R1 500 and will also be in line to win the bigger prizes which range
from R5000 up to R25 000, in the following categories – Emerging, Intermediate,
Advanced and Mentoring. A winner will also be selected for each province with
R5000 in prize money per province. During the three workshop days, all the
finalist schools will make presentations to the judging panel - displaying
their produce and persuading the judges why they should be the winners in the
category they have entered. The judging panel is composed of a spectrum of
qualified permaculturalists and EduPlant facilitators. For more information on
the competition, please contact Joanne on 011 656 9802 or email joanne@trees.org.za alternatively
check www.facebook.com/EduPlant
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