The gathering held on 24th February was able to weed and mat (cardboard layers) and mulch the rest of the Bush Tucker Garden –
Harvest over 7 kgs of cucumbers, capsicum and tomatoes (see more photos below); harvest and turn 3 compost bays (the first full harvest of compost which will be used by the Table to Table course students (Holsworthy HS) in building their first garden bed this week. The pond area was cleaned of litter and several areas of the SCRAP Centre and the garden were mowed.
Our next gathering will be a Special Event to be held on Saturday 16th March from 8am to 1pm which will welcome visiting Quechua Elders, Tayta and Sasha and renowned Argentinian filmakers Prof. Pablo Ratto and Hernan Pepe.
To celebrate the event, Glen Pritchard will put on a Lamb BBQ using one of his specially designed spit roasts
(accompanied by salads from the garden). 
All welcome but a cost of $12 per head applies, to cover costs.
Please call Peter on 0400 982 516 to book as numbers limited to 30 people.
SCRAP’s Sustainable Schools Program began in 2000 when a consortium of partners came together to offer the EcoSnapshot Day in which schools undertook 5 audits and surveys covering – Solid Waste, Energy, Water, Biodiversity and Materials Use and Management in one day resulting in a comprehensive benchmarking of their environmental performance and great hands-on education
Australia is full of it but we’re losing it fast through destruction of habitat. We need to find that balance between using resources for our needs while maintaining the right of other species to exist. This is at the core of sustainable living and it is on a head on course with our modern system
The driest continent on Earth other than Antarctica should have its act together on water, don’t you agree? Well despite our obvious failures, in some ways,we do and KISSS (Kapillary Irrigation Sub-Surface System is one of those areas where we have wins. The system can save at least half the water needed for irrigation and
