THE Moree Secondary College (MSC), Carol campus celebrated National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's Day, on Tuesday.
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The day was celebrated with a picnic with Bullarah Public School, MSC school body, Food Swell, Peter Dawe from the Youth Community Greening team Sydney Botanical Gardens, Moree Police, General Manager Lester Roger, Director of Corporate Services Mitchell Johnson, parents and friends.
The picnic was held in the MSC eco-garden where their fresh produce was used for the picnic.
Children learnt about economic sustainability within the garden and watched cooking demonstrations.
Moree Secondary College, Carol campus principal, Paula Barton, said they held the picnic for the whole community to be a part of.
“Eventually we would like to open our eco-garden to the whole community so everyone can contribute,” Mrs Barton said.
“We wanted to officially open our garden and we thought why not open it on this significant day.
“We thought it would be a great celebration as part of the healing garden.”
The eco-garden was first bought to the HSIE faculties’ attention by environmental teacher, Peta Gallagher.
“There was an unused space and I thought the garden would be a great project for the children,” Mrs Gallagher said.
“The purpose of the ecogarden is to provide students with the opportunity to learn about the environment, sustainability, and healthy eating through hands-on experience.
“The picnic opening was to display and show all the hard work that the students have done in the last 10 months.
“There is an environmental team of students who maintain the garden.
“The children enjoy having their own space in the garden and having something to work towards.”
The picnic event was initiated by Food Swell and run in partnership with local organisations and the school.
This event was part of Food Swell’s Food Family Community program.
Food Swell chief executive officer, Anthea Fawcett, said the program was supporting people and communities and promotes everyone’s right to food security