Holsworthy Community Garden to teach youth life skills

A new community garden on the grounds of Holsworthy High School and near the environmental conservation organisation SCRAP Centre will teach local youth important skills to lead a sustainable life.

Liverpool City Council provided $9400 for the Holsworthy Community Garden project through a Matching Grants program.

“At a time when young people are voicing concern for the environment and our planet, the Holsworthy Community Garden demonstrates that change starts within the community,” Mayor Wendy Waller said.

“When we received the grant application for the garden, we knew that it reflected Council’s commitment to honouring sustainability in our fast growing city.”

Costa Georgiadis, host of ABC TV’s Gardening Australia, was the keynote speaker at the garden’s launch this week.

“This garden is so much more than just a plot of land, it is about food security for tomorrow. In a changing world, your capacity to have power over your future begins in the garden,” Mr Georgiadis said.

The garden’s veggie patches are already yielding fist-sized radishes, tomatoes, silver beet and spring onions. Students are collecting eggs from the chicken coop to sell to the school’s canteen and residents nearby are donating scraps for the compost bin and worm farm.

“The SCRAP Centre has been a part of the Liverpool LGA for more than 25 years. This project is a great way for their valuable knowledge to be passed onto the rest of the community,” Mayor Waller said.

“Thank you to Holsworthy High School, the school’s P&C Association and the SCRAP Centre for their hard work in bringing this project to life. A sustainable future starts now.”