Revolutionary Biofilta Pop Up Farm Generates Large Amounts of Produce
Revolutionary Biofilta pop up farm at Athol Road primary school generates large amounts of produce for the school community
We are super excited to see our water-efficient urban farm at Athol Road Primary School in Springvale is thriving and teeming with large amounts of the freshest produce already! This 66 square metre farm took two days to install and is well on the way to producing over 1.5 tonnes of fresh herbs and vegetables per annum worth more than $15,000 for the school community, valuable food that is being distributed to families of students attending the school. This advanced vegetable farm is improving nutrition and access to fresh produce across the school community and enables teachers to spend less time worrying about watering and more time teaching students the importance of growing food and eating healthier diets. The new urban farm is already turbocharging production of a wide range of fresh produce at the school, including leafy greens, broccoli, eggplant, beans, peas, herbs, berries and much more.
According to Athol Road Primary Environmental Education teacher, Bryan Hunter, “The Biofilta urban farm provides the school with the flexibility to grow large amounts of fresh produce while minimising water usage and labour time which previously had been spent on weeding. It also allows the school to continue growing vegetables during school holidays as Foodcubes are able to hold water through these periods with minimal maintenance. Produce is used in school cooking programs with excess sold to the local community at weekly markets where the money raised goes towards the purchase of seeds and seedlings. Parents have commented how they love the school produce straight from the garden.”
If you are a teacher, principal, member of a school council, parent or student, and would like to see your school join in the urban farming revolution and increase access of your school community to fresh produce, feel free to make contact with Biofilta, we can turn your school into a productive farm in no time!
The Biofilta team
We are super excited to see our water-efficient urban farm at Athol Road Primary School in Springvale is thriving and teeming with large amounts of the freshest produce already! This 66 square metre farm took two days to install and is well on the way to producing over 1.5 tonnes of fresh herbs and vegetables per annum worth more than $15,000 for the school community, valuable food that is being distributed to families of students attending the school. This advanced vegetable farm is improving nutrition and access to fresh produce across the school community and enables teachers to spend less time worrying about watering and more time teaching students the importance of growing food and eating healthier diets. The new urban farm is already turbocharging production of a wide range of fresh produce at the school, including leafy greens, broccoli, eggplant, beans, peas, herbs, berries and much more.
If you are a teacher, principal, member of a school council, parent or student, and would like to see your school join in the urban farming revolution and increase access of your school community to fresh produce, feel free to make contact with Biofilta, we can turn your school into a productive farm in no time!