Posted Wed, 24/02/2010 - 08:25 by Jude Fanton
Email 18/02/10
Hi Jude and Michel,
I hope you remember us as we certainly remember you for your support to our Sustainability Expo. A few years ago you very kindly donated a book for our raffle at our Sustainability Expo. Well that was an inspiration to us and we have been saving seeds ever since.
I just wanted to let you know that we are now distributing a game the children made based on their seed to seed gardening experiences. Originally the children made the game to share with their family at Christmas. Due to the continued children's love of the game we are launching a shop as part of our website and will be selling the game.
Here's the details of our game:
The Sunflower Game
Follow the growth of a sunflower from when you first plant the seeds to gathering the seeds to replant next season. Along the way meet some of the small creatures and birds that share the sunflower's habitat. Designed by the children of The Point Preschool and inspired by their involvement in seed to seed gardening and the visitors to the preschool's playground. An interactive game to share with the family. The Sunflower Game comes with a numbered dice and 6 counters. Watermark on sample game only.
I would love to send you one of our games in appreciation of your donation to us and the wonderful work you are doing. Could you let me know an address to mail the game.
I am excited to say that our Sustainability Expo has continued to be a great success and we are now organising our 4th Sustainability Expo for Sat 20th March. If you are visiting Sydney please drop in.
You may like to have a look at our website and also watch ABC Gardening Australia Saturday 27th March at 6.30pm as this episodes features the preschool and our gardening adventures.
Thank you for the inspiration!!
All the best
Catherine Lee
Director
The Point Preschool
Oyster Bay
www.thepointpreschool.com.au
Posted Tue, 23/02/2010 - 17:07 by Jude Fanton
The Indian Government has banned genetically engineered (GE) eggplant after the ex-Director of Monsanto India admitted the corporation provided 'fake scientific data' to regulators. In announcing the moratorium on GE eggplant, Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, said there was not enough evidence that GE foods were safe to eat and that they didn't harm the environment.
Posted Sun, 21/02/2010 - 12:45 by Jude Fanton
CarriageWorks is a major performing arts centre in Sydney. Late 2009 a Kitchen Garden Project was created there. Three Local Seed Networks combined to have a stall at the Expo & Launch of Stage 2 on Saturday 6 February 2010.
Posted Thu, 18/02/2010 - 16:07 by Jude Fanton
In the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia we interviewed an immigrant agricultural labourer, Mahmoud Rahid, from Bangladesh about the difference between local organic and conventional growing methods. He described he often had to spray conventional crops with what he called “medicine”, but he also did not like how organics are grown with so much plastic.
Posted Thu, 18/02/2010 - 15:08 by Jude Fanton
Cameron Highlands are near the centre of the Malay Peninsula. The rainforest-clad mountains reach 2500 metres. The area is blessed with plentiful rain, a cool and constant climate and fertile free-draining soils. Or should we say “cursed”? For these characteristics feed globalised trade. And there is a price; a much higher price than the vegetables fetch.
Posted Thu, 18/02/2010 - 14:14 by Jude Fanton
Louise Nikau writes about our film, "Our Seeds" from New Zealand.
Kia ora Jude I love it!!! The music, the message, the celebrations, we were inspired and we are planning our own celebrations. Everything was put together in such a beautiful way.
Posted Mon, 08/02/2010 - 00:26 by Jude Fanton
Former intern, Matt Brown from Kentucky, made contact with Jude by email in January 2010
I watched the videos of you putting Davidson plums to use and Michel bashing the Bunya nut! Ha! It reminded me of when Michel climbed a palm tree to cut out the fruit (growing in the ginger garden at that time) because it was not a native or desirable and he was worried too many seedlings would pop up everywhere.
Matt Brown at Seed Savers. Michel up a Cocos palm. Seed Savers friends and interns
Posted Sat, 06/02/2010 - 10:20 by Jude Fanton
Some 200,000 tonnes of US soyabeans have been blocked at EU ports this year because they contained trace amounts of two varieties of GM maize that have not yet been approved by member states.
Posted Sun, 24/01/2010 - 11:16 by Jude Fanton
Frank O'Neill, Independent Consultant and pro bono adviser to Seed Savers, New York, has expertly converted our film “Our Seeds” to a digital NTSC version for showing on TV in the USA.
Here he reports on seven screenings for societies and on television in New York.
Posted Thu, 14/01/2010 - 21:03 by Jude Fanton
You can now see and show a 34 slide Powerpoint on why and how to create food gardens in schools in our resources section.
www.seedsavers.net/resources/school-gardens-powerpoint
