MORE than 60 people attended Horsham West Primary School on Saturday to learn how to grow their own healthy food and recycle kitchen waste at the Fork to Fork event.
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Grampians Central West Waste and Resource Recovery Acting executive officer La Vergne Lehmann said the event was all about getting people to think about improving their health from garden pitchfork to dinner fork.
“They had a great day where they set up a new aquaponics system, a start of a new sensory garden for the school, wicking beds, cooking demonstrations using garden produce and natural skincare,” she said.
“The events is around the issue of organic waste and organic matter and making sure we get a lot of that stuff of the landfill.
“Its about closing that loop and reusing what would be seen as waste and reconnecting people with their food.”
Gardening Australia host Costa Georgiadis took people through the philosophy around gardening and why it was important to get out and garden.
“He talked about the social aspects and how the community gardens can allow people to meet and talk a lot more,” Ms Lehmann said.
“He did some of the demonstrations, he set up the sensory garden and the ‘thyme out’ garden with 23 varieties of thyme where the kids have a place to sit.”
The crowd also heard from Rebecca Sullivan, a self-taught cook who has worked with some of the world's best producers, environmental academics, activists, chefs and restaurants.