Costa Georgiadis says Great to see Leonie putting her experience out there

Costa Georgiadis

One thing that really encourages me at the moment is the amount of information that is being shared through courses, workshops,lectures, online talks, panel discussions. The list goes on and what it says to me is that the appetite for real, workable, hands on experience and alternatives is growing across the board.

Skilled people are sharing their knowledge and this information is making its way through all levels of the community, from environmental groups to foodies, school yards to community gardens, young professionals to farmers. And this sharing of info is helping people join the dots, where the soil experience of a Paul Stammets is inspiring local community gardeners who are then sharing it in their school garden program and then the kids are taking it home and sharing it with their parents.

One person I have had the experience of seeing in action when it comes to inspiring kids is Leonie Shanahan. She has been teaching her Edible School Gardens Program across the Sunshine Coast since 2001. I had the pleasure of joining in on one of her School Harvest Festivals at Caloundra last year and the way that the school community embraced this event was nothing short of breathtaking. The parents were equally as excited as the kids and the whole event is the type of activity that develops into a signature calendar moment year after year.

Up until now Leonie's experience has been shared within school and local communities. But over the next month Leonie will be opening her home garden as the stage from which to present two workshops:

Growing Healthy Food: The Essential Toolkit
(basically a lets get started with organic gardening)

Growing Healthy Food: Taking the Next Step
(ok, you are experienced at growing your own food so time to look deeper into soil, plants, maintenance and food quality.)
Check out the link at 'workshops" for dates and times. And bring a big net to catch all the information on the day !!
Great to see that Leonie is putting her experience out there
along with so many other local, national and international educators, farmers, specialists and inspirationalists ( if there is such a word.

From Dr Arden Andersen to Joel Salatin, Dave Jacke to Annie Leonard, Sustainable Living Festival in Melbourne to WOMADelaide...I am excited about what is out there and hope you are too...

Costa Georgiadis Official
27 Feb 2013