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The children will now be encouraged to utilise the produce grown from the community garden with their family and learn about the fun to be found in worms and compost in a healthy garden.<\/p>\n
As a reward, all the children will be given a small plant to take home and start their own growth journey in their own backyard.<\/p>\n
In addition to learning about sustainable food practices, the kids involved will benefit from the social interaction that comes with maintaining a community garden and working with other children and the workers at Encompass, according to coordinator of The Paddock Farm Project Steve Hanan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe strongest point for our workers and the kids is that social interaction,\u201d Mr Hanan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing able to service the region with planting projects like this, it not only improves employability skills for the workers, but it improves a sense of community, camaraderie and confidence amongst the kids too and that is really important.\u201d<\/p>\n
To learn more about the different initiatives that The Hub 3219 offers, head to encompass-cs.org.au\/hub-3219-homestart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
YOUNG kids and their families have teamed up with the Hub 3219 (run by Encompass) using approximately 200 plants from their local seven-acre farm in Leopold to start a community edible garden at the Apollo Place Childcare and Kindergarten. Children\u2019s week was in full swing last Thursday and Friday in Geelong, particularly in the small […]<\/p>\n