We are thrilled to announce that we now have a judging panel for the GFR Wicking Bed Design Competition. We have stalwarts from UWS and every gardener's inspiration & superstar
Costa Georgiadis on the panel!!
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Nominations invited for two committees - Education & Communications for Edible Streets program8/15/2014 About Edible Streets programEdible Streets program is an exciting initiative of Global Food Relief (GFR). The program seeks to transform urban disused spaces using good looking functional container beds growing veggies and herbs. Such edible landscapes would serve as urban hubs for community to gather, learn, connect and celebrate, while growing food and sharing the bounties. The vision of the Edible streets program is to dot the cities with edible streets acting as catalysts for building resilient, sharing and caring communities Nominations invited for Education CommitteeRemit of Education Committee is to meet 4-5 times a year (each members is expected to attend at least 2 meetings a year) to do the following:
If you wish to be part of the Education Committee and/or wish to nominate someone, please email to [email protected] briefly telling about yourself and/or the nominated person along with your contact details. Please forward the link to this page to your network. Nominations invited for Communications CommitteeRemit of Communications Committee is to meet 4-5 times a year (each members is expected to attend at least 2 meetings a year) to do the following:
If you wish to be part of the Communications Committee and/or wish to nominate someone, please email to [email protected] briefly telling about yourself and/or the nominated person along with your contact details. Please forward the link to this page to your network. What are wicking beds?Wicking beds are self watering garden beds and are critical to propagation of edible streets and suburbs. Check out the Permaculture Research Institute page on DIY Wicking Beds for more detail on how wicking beds work. About the Design CompetitionGlobal Food Relief (GFR) invites landscape architects and urban designers to design wicking beds that make use of recyclable waste materials and blends creative flair with clever functionality. The goal of the competition is to demonstrate that efficient watering of garden plants using wicking beds can be very effective, sustainable, contemporary, and attractive within public domain settings such as street verges & pocket parks. Criteria include: innovativeness, sustainability, creativeness, functionality, attractiveness, and effectiveness. Winners will be selected in 3 categories: 1) Best student designer (for Students) 2) Innovative Urban Designer Firm (for Landscape Architects & Urban Design Firms) 3) Most promising young urban designer (Designers below 30 years of age) To enter the competition, 1) Register your interest in submitting your design for the competition by 1st of September using this form 2) Email your design submissions by 13th Sept 2014 to [email protected] Wentworthville Police Station, GFR Edible Street Site # 1 Euralla Pocket Park, Westmead, GFR Edible Street Site # 2
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