School Food Gardens Book

18 May 2008
We have had a good response to our “Seed to Seed Food Gardens in Schools� book published last August. Three hundred copies have been distributed and sold and many more have been downloaded for free from our website, www.seedsavers.net

Here is some of the feedback:
I just downloaded this book and am so excited to share it with my colleagues in Malawi. It looks wonderful! May we print copies locally in Malawi for the schools? [permission granted] Stacia Nordin, RD, Registered Dietitian, School Health & Nutrition Advisor, Malawi www.NeverEndingFood.org

Thank you for the pdf version of the publication on nutrition gardens. It is a good achievement to have this publication. I am the National Coordinator of the organisation called Schools and Colleges Permaculture (SCOPE) Programme, Zimbabwe

It is nice to hear of another gardening in schools book. I wonder whether you know of the FAO publication, which is very well researched, especially in developing countries and covers very interesting aspects. If not I advise you to contact FAO or their website for a copy [see www.fao.org/schoolgarden]. Charles Sekyewa, Uganda

I wish to thank you for putting together the much-needed knowledge on school gardening and for making the download available. We are involved in training primary school pupils on kitchen gardening and this book will form an important reference in addition to what we are using. Currently we are specializing in cultural food crops. Daniel Wanjma, Organic Farm Solutions, Kenya

I have recently downloaded Seed to Seed and think your endeavours are wonderful - I would very much like to use your materials to promote similar activities here in Canada - I am an interested citizen (retired educator).
Dr Dolores Gottenberg, Canada

I write to applaud your book Seed To Seed - Food Gardens in Schools. Also to thank you for your generosity in putting it up on the site for free download as a pdf. I was interested in it as I am a volunteer establishing a no-dig plot in the grounds of some Melbourne high-rise flats. Part of the project is to show migrant kids where food comes from, food that is prepared and served to them weekday afternoons by volunteers. Your insights into health and safety and general care issues were most valuable to me and will lead to others being very careful about the management of young excursions to the plot. I hope that you allowing a preview will boost sales of paper copies. But for the moment, simply thanks and good on you! Ian Baker, Melbourne

Thanks so much and keep up the good work â€" the schools we are working with are loving your new publication Zanni Waldstein 
Project Officer, Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation

Gould League: We provide the web link to all our schools. It is a great resource for all schools. Jodie Robison, Multicultural School Gardens project

Some copies were donated to projects, such as The Point Preschool at Oyster Bay and Dr Cary Rasof in Zambia.

The book is available for free as a downloadable coloured pdf on our website, www.seedsavers.net and as a black and white book for $20 post paid from Seed Savers. See order form on page 26.

Improving Australian Children’s Diets
There are several Australian organisations working on improving Australian children’s diets. They have inspiring ideas, resources and opportunities for anyone interested in school garden projects. Here are a few:

Young Gourmet www.younggourmet.com

Children's Food Education Foundation www.childrensfoodeducation.org.au

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation: www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au

Gould League: www.gould.edu.au/html/multicultural_school_gardens