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This page will show information of general interest which we have gleaned from various articles in the press and on the Internet.

The themes that came through the NZ Environmental Educators conference
1.The need for Connections.
Some examples:
Children connecting with where their food comes from
People connecting with others in their community to became more self reliant
Projects within NZ connecting to share ideas and resources with other NZ and Overseas Projects.
2. We are all on this earth ecosytem together and the time to educate and act is now!

There were several good websites referred to which I will add a link to- but if anyone has specific queries don't hesitate to email us and ask and we are happy to share more. useful websites (and books).

Knights of the Silver Spade A two minute fun parody about our orchard project- spot the apple puns!

Seed Saving and Food Forest on YouTube A three minute video from TV One: Te Radar in Riverton.

Southland Seed Savers

Food Forest NZ

They are hosted on a really good NZ site called OOOOBY ( Which stands for Out Of Our Own Back Yards) there are lots of other really great discussion groups for home gardeners. OOOOBY