Feeding, Clothing and Powering a Hungry Nation

It is a little known fact that 93% of the food we eat in Australia is grown by Australian farmers.  So we think you will all agree the future of farming in Australia is very important to all of us.

The Hon Niall Blair and Matraville Sports High School Winners of The  2015 Archibull Prize

Expressions of Interest are now open for schools in your community to participate in the  The Archibull Prize . You too can join the movement of teachers and students working together with farmers to ensure everyone in this country has access to safe, affordable, healthy food and quality fibre every day and a brighter future for all.

Agriculture can be used to teach science, geography and maths in context. Did you know it can also be used to teach art and multimedia? In fact the opportunities are endless.

The Archibull Prize is a world renowned program with curriculum-linked teaching resources which explore the role agriculture plays in the health, wealth and happiness of Australians and many other people around the world.

Your students can not only win cash prizes for their creativity, they can put their town on the map by participating in The Archibull Prize!

This year the program has a new theme “Feeding, Clothing and Powering a Hungry Nation is a Shared Responsibility” and we are very excited to share with you we opened up new ways for more schools to participate

Visit our 2015 Hall of Fame here to see the masterpieces the students created in 2015 and watch the higlights from The 2015 Archibull Prize Awards Ceremony here

 

If you would like to learn more please contact me by email  E: archibull@art4agriculture.com.au

Saluting Airlie Trescowthick the creator of Farm Table

There are many people in agriculture who manage to combine a job that pays, career development and promoting agriculture for the greater good pro bono

A great example of this  is AIRLIE TRESCOWTHICK the founder and creator of phenomenal initiative  The Farm Table.

Farm Table

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If you want to be inspired I strong suggest you read Airlie’s story  found here on Claire Dunn’s ( the founder of Graziher magazine) blog

If you would like to read more inspiring stories about Women In Agriculture then a perfect way is to subscribe to Graziher magazine and you can do that here