Costa Georgiadis plants fruit trees with remote NT Aboriginal kids
Costa Georgiadis teaches children in Utju/Areyonga to grow avocado, fig and mulberry trees. This is part of the Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures program.
The gardening icon and TV personality scrapboy went to the tiny Pitjantjatjara-speaking community to plant seedlings with about 15 kids at the local school. Fresh fruit and vegetables cost far too much in remote communities.
The program helps them grow their own food. The children learned in both Pitjantjatjara and English how to tap roots from pots, pour water into soil, and care for young plants.
MacDonnell Regional Council is using special planter pots designed for desert climates to save water. Local Authority chair Sarah Gallagher said the trees are important for the community's future.
- 200 kilometres west
- Distance from Alice Springs
- about 15
- Children participating
- avocado, fig, mulberry
- Trees planted
- Pitjantjatjara and English
- School languages
Why it mattersGives remote kids access to fresh food. Teaches them connection to the land. Teaches them growing skills their elders value.
AustraliaRemote NT Aboriginal communities gain a path to lower food costs and stronger cultural links through gardening.
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