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[2021, Term 1] YAA! Horticulture @ Edible Garden City
About this Event
Edible Garden City will conduct therapeutic horticulture programmes to engage YAA! members’ cognitive and motor skills through gardening-themed activities, improve overall psychological well being, and benefit from nature-based learning outside of the classroom at Queenstown Farm.
Members will explore the following over 10 sessions:
- Farm to Table - Harvest a variety of herbs and flowers from the farm that can be used to make tea
- Gardening - Introduction to gardening through planting of rooted stem cuttings into pots.
- Nature and Art - Using of air-dried clay to print different leaves shapes and veins
- Gardening - Shredding of different sensory materials that will be used to make a mini compost
- Animal Therapy - Interact and feed the different chickens and critters on the farm, followed by plant transplanting activity in the garden.
- Farm to Table - Learn to bake butter cookies with edible flowers
- Gardening - Planting of microgreen seeds
- Nature and Art - Make a sensorial rainstick using seeds and other natural materials from the farm
- Farm to Table - Harvest your own herbs, vegetables and flowers and make your own farm-to-table pizza. Make healthy popsicles using edible flowers, frozen popsicles will be enjoyed during the last session at the farm.
- Animal Therapy - Interact and feed the chickens, relax at the farm and enjoy popsicles.
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