I fully support Cameron's proposal and will gladly buy lemons, herbs, etc.
Tania
Quoting Paul Osmond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> What a great idea Cameron - as a co-op member (and supplier of home
> grown herbs from time to time) I support this suggestion 100%. Would
> make a terrific little article for Uniken too - which in turn would help
> promote the co-op to more students and staff.
>
> Cheers, Paul
>
>
> Cameron Little wrote:
>
> >Hi Co-opers,
> >I have a request for feedback please on an idea I have been discussing with
> >some people that the Ecoliving Centre has been helping out for a couple of
> >years now.
> >
> >A local non-gov organisation called Eastern Respite and Recreation runs a
> >weekly gardening group for intellectually disabled young people. A couple
> >of years ago we helped them to design a permaculture garden for the
> Rosebery
> >Centre where they wanted to run the weekly activities. They also run
> >activities such as learning to cook and other lifeskills activities through
> >this facility.
> >
> >Since then we have been providing assistance to them on a weekly basis (now
> >fornightly) and this provides employment for a skilled active member of
> >Ecoliving which is a great thing - the more green jobs the better! I am
> >sure you would agree with that!
> >
> >They (the support workers) are now starting to look at the financial issues
> >relating to this project and are seeking ways of making it:
> >a) more viable in regards to ongoing running costs and;
> >b) more interesting and multi dimensional.
> >
> >Where they are up to now is that they are producing plenty of great lemons
> >and chillis - more than the gardeners, their families and friends can get
> >through. They would now like to start to sell some of this surplus produce
> >in order to be able to invest in more plants and gardening materials as an
> >ongoing concern and also to make it more interesting for the particpants.
> >The gardening crew are very excited by the idea that they would actually be
> >farmers, producing fresh organic produce which they could sell through an
> >appropriate local outlet. This helps to give their lives an exciting new
> >twist that their families are also proud of and excited about.
> >
> >I know that the Co-op has the cottage industry option and I would like to
> >request that the Rosebery Gardeners might be able to access this program
> >please? Needless to say they would be happy to join and are just as likely
> >to spend some of the money n the shop on some yummy treats whikle they are
> >there. In the future their garden should start to produce other surplus
> >products like herbs. All the produce is organically produced (no
> chemicals)
> >produced in a garden designed according to permaculture principles and
> >through an extremely ethical process.
> >
> >Could I please get some ideas/feelings about this and a bit of feedback and
> >an indication as to whether this would be a goer as for a trial period for
> >the co-op?
> >
> >Regards,
> >Cameron.
> >
> >Cameron Little
> >Ecoliving Program Manager
> >UNSW Ecoliving Centre
> >14 Arthur St
> >Randwick NSW 2031
> >
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >www.ecoliving.cat.org.au
> >
> >ph. 02 9398 8838
> >fx. 02 9398 2416
> >mob. 0414 385 644
> >
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> >
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Tania Rose
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Banks Laboratory
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