All in favour say 'I'
: 'I'
Bella
>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
>>
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>>fx. 02 9398 2416
>>mob. 0414 385 644
>>
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