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School Project

May 25, 2012 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

Our seven year old neighbour was tasked with preparing a school report on a backyard ecosystem, and chose to base it on ours.  I thought you might enjoy his work as much as we did!  I particularly like the worm close-up on the  bottom right…

Our garden is based on a plan from Linda Woodrow’s fabulous book, The Permaculture Home Garden.  Now that the infrastructure is well established, it’s really quite easy to maintain.  As Little D points out, the chooks and the worms do most of the work for us!

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Posted in Frugal Living | Tagged backyard vegetables, Linda Woodrow, Permaculture Home Garden | 53 Comments

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  1. on May 25, 2012 at 2:56 pm Linda Woodrow

    This is the best book review I’ve ever had! I love it that a seven year old can see the beauty of the system. And yes, the worm close-up is gorgeous.


    • on May 25, 2012 at 3:06 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Linda, doesn’t he make it sound so simple and logical! And it really is, which is why it’s such a brilliant system. Works really well in suburbia! Thank you.. :) x


  2. on May 25, 2012 at 3:06 pm Claire @ Claire K Creations

    That’s so cute! It’s a rather thorough but nice and short summary isn’t it?!


    • on May 25, 2012 at 3:08 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Pretty impressive work for a seven year old, isn’t it? :)


  3. on May 25, 2012 at 3:30 pm Manuela

    I like his “review”. Did he take the pictures as well?


    • on May 25, 2012 at 3:32 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I think his mum took a couple, but he took most of them with her iPhone…


  4. on May 25, 2012 at 4:26 pm lambsearsandhoney

    Excellent work for a 7 year old. And good on the school for having them look at and think about ecosystems at such a tender age.


    • on May 25, 2012 at 4:50 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I dunno, Amanda, I think it was quite a big project for a little tacker. Luckily Little D is more than up to the challenge! :)


  5. on May 25, 2012 at 5:08 pm theintolerantchef

    How sweet indeed Celia! Isn’t it lovely that it isn’t much more complicated than that at all. Maybe the class should have an excursion to your yard to see it all in action :)


    • on May 25, 2012 at 7:19 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Shhh…Becca, don’t say that too loudly.. ;-)


  6. on May 25, 2012 at 5:09 pm Suelle

    Great work from little D – let’s hope he remembers your inspiration when he has his own garden and a family to feed.


    • on May 25, 2012 at 7:20 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Suelle, now that’s a nice thought! :)


  7. on May 25, 2012 at 5:11 pm thecompletecookbook

    Absolutely excellent work for a 7 year old! Brilliant school project idea. You never know Celia, the school may soon be doing tours through your garden.
    :-) Mandy


    • on May 25, 2012 at 7:20 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Mandy, that is SO not going to happen.. ;-)


  8. on May 25, 2012 at 5:43 pm Rose

    Please tell little D that an old school marm said that was a very fine effort indeed!


    • on May 25, 2012 at 7:21 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I will do that, Rose! Thank you, I’m sure he’ll be chuffed! :)


  9. on May 25, 2012 at 6:31 pm Tesney Ap

    You have a super cute and smart neighbor :)


    • on May 25, 2012 at 7:21 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Very cute indeed, especially when he was checking out the chooks and worms. Amazing how appealing both of those are to small children!


  10. on May 25, 2012 at 6:49 pm Jan

    What an impressive effort for a 7 year old – love the worm – I wonder if he worked out which end was smiling:)


    • on May 25, 2012 at 7:22 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jan, I’ve never figured it out, is there a way to tell? ;-)


  11. on May 25, 2012 at 7:14 pm Sally

    Fantastic – how lucky for you to have each other as neighbours :)


    • on May 25, 2012 at 7:23 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      I think we’re very lucky indeed, Sally! :)


  12. on May 25, 2012 at 8:11 pm hotlyspiced

    What a joy to have a bright little inquisitive boy come into your home and want to do a project on your backyard! They are lucky to have such interesting neighbours xx


    • on May 26, 2012 at 6:40 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Actually, we’re the lucky ones! You still have Alfie, Charlie, but Big Boy and Small Man are now both huge, so it’s such a treat to have little kids running around occasionally! :)


  13. on May 25, 2012 at 9:51 pm sallybr

    I want that 7 year old to come work in our lab! Oh, shoot… by the time he is 18 I might be retired! ;-)

    seriously, what a cool kid, I hope he keeps curious and insightful for decades to come!


    • on May 26, 2012 at 6:47 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      He is a very cool kid! I think, however, that he’s going to play cricket or rugby for Australia when he grows up! :)


  14. on May 25, 2012 at 10:24 pm Heidi Fodor

    I love this post!
    My son has the children from his church planting raised bed gardens on the rectory side lawn to grow food for the homeless. I’m going to suggest they try
    the whole chicken/garden permaculture idea. Then they could have eggs to donate to the soup kitchen as well! And my grandsons could benefit from watching over the chickens.
    D was very succinct and thorough with his report. Well done all around!


    • on May 26, 2012 at 6:48 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Heidi, the chickens do the most amazing job of clearing up the beds. We barely have to do much at all, just nag Big Boy to rake the beds and mulch. :) The only tricky thing is keeping the hens on the bed until they’re well worked – you need some sort of pen to corral them all into (we use the chook dome).


  15. on May 25, 2012 at 10:28 pm Abby

    Love it!! Thanks for sharing with us! :)


    • on May 26, 2012 at 6:50 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Aaah, praise from the teacher, he’ll be chuffed, thanks Abby! :)


  16. on May 25, 2012 at 10:30 pm mykitchenstories

    Very nice … you are famous. How cute is his project!!


    • on May 26, 2012 at 6:51 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hehehe…that’s a nice sort of fame. :) Actually, credit really should have gone to Linda for her genius plan – I feel bad that I forgot to mention the book to Little D!


  17. on May 25, 2012 at 11:21 pm Chris@slowlivingessentials

    Love it! What a clever little cookie you have for a neighbour. I imagine his teacher will be thrilled to receive his project! Thanks for sharing. :)


    • on May 26, 2012 at 6:52 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Chris, I know you can vouch for how well the system works! :)


  18. on May 26, 2012 at 1:03 am Norma Chang

    I agree with you Celia, pretty impressive work for a seven year old.


    • on May 26, 2012 at 6:52 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Norma! He’s going to be thrilled when he sees all the lovely things people are saying about his project!


  19. on May 26, 2012 at 4:14 am cravesadventure

    What an Honor – thanks for sharing! Have a Beautiful Weekend:)


    • on May 26, 2012 at 6:55 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Renee! Hope you have a great weekend too! :)


  20. on May 26, 2012 at 5:25 am Promenade Claire

    Wonderful! A great project for school and big it up for the worm poop! All power to seven year olds, and thanks for the show and tell :)


    • on May 26, 2012 at 6:58 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Don’t you love it? Little D and Pete had quite a detailed discussion about worm poop. He wanted to take a photo of the big worm farm we have, but it was getting dark and frankly, it’s a bit gross (Pete had just filled it with kitchen scraps). :)


      • on May 26, 2012 at 7:11 am Promenade Claire

        One word. Boys :)


  21. on May 26, 2012 at 10:51 am Karen

    I think that it is wonderful that your neighbor’s child did this project. It surely impressed his teacher and fellow students but also lets anyone that visits your blog know what a healthy garden you have.


    • on May 26, 2012 at 7:59 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Karen, thank you, I think even more importantly it shows why the garden is quite healthy – it’s all the poop! :)


  22. on May 26, 2012 at 5:53 pm Joanna

    What a great piece of work – thanks for sharing it with us Celia :) Congratulations to Little D!


    • on May 26, 2012 at 8:00 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Most welcome – he’s an absolute treasure, isn’t he? :)


  23. on May 27, 2012 at 2:10 pm mamavix

    Time to invite him round for a leak tart…love the spelling and frank language. To the point!


    • on May 29, 2012 at 7:14 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      He’s a lovely kid, Vix! :)


  24. on May 27, 2012 at 4:58 pm Lynn

    Oh little boys and worm poop! Love, love, love that report! My youngest just finished presenting his senior project and is a month away from graduation and moving two states away for university. Kudos to Little D. & you too for providing the inspiration.


    • on May 29, 2012 at 7:15 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Lynn, they grow up so fast, don’t they? Both our sons tower over Pete and I, so it’s an absolute joy to have the little ones visit. Hope your son’s move isn’t too traumatic! x


  25. on May 28, 2012 at 1:03 am Choclette

    Great school project.


    • on May 29, 2012 at 7:15 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Choc, he’ll be pleased to hear that! :)


  26. on May 28, 2012 at 6:19 am Lizzy (Good Things)

    Awesome work! LOL. Very good indeed.


    • on May 29, 2012 at 7:15 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Lizzy, I thought he did a great job too! :)



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