SLOVENIAInstitute for Sustainable Development

Helena Hladnik Črne (Biology/High School)Maja Fabjan (Biology, Foreign languages, Marketing, Visual mercandiser/Secondary vocational education)Maja Žun (Geography/Primary School)Tamara Urbančič (Agriculture for kids/Primary School)Tanja Plohl (Geography, English/Primary School)

Anamarija Slabe (National Focal Point)Urša Šebenik (Educational Tutor)

ORGANIC SCHOOL GARDEN is our focus and challenge

Basic principles of organic gardening/farming /food production:• how to maintain the garden/ to farm in organic way• to increase the amount of organic matter /humus –

soil management is very important globally but especially in developing countries

• preference to local seeds and varieties• use of compost, fermented animal excrements (manure, slurry…) instead of synthetic fertilizers• green manure

HOW to produce healthy food with as little negative effects on environment/society/healthas possible!

ORGANIC SCHOOL GARDEN is our focus and challenge

Biodiversity around the world:• variety of crops – permaculture principles, • using local varieties (autochthonous, traditional).

ORGANIC SCHOOL GARDEN is our focus and challenge

Climate change challenges:• water supply changes •migration of people•consequences for society•adaptation of agriculture?

ORGANIC SCHOOL GARDEN is our focus and challenge

Food waste:• how to reduce it,• how to feed the world fighting food waste (at

least one of third of food produced for human consumption goes to waste every year)

ORGANIC SCHOOL GARDENis our TOOL

We have developed and tested 5 GLU.

Topics: BiodiversityHumus – amount of humus, erosionSoil management – importance of soil fertilitySeeds – world trade (corporations monopoly, diversity of seeds) Seeds – autochthonous varieties local and global, how to produce them

Further work: We want to address water issues andfood waste.New ideas, knowledge during International workshop in EXPO2015

Learning units - challengesHow to place activities in organic school gardens into the global context?

Which approach is more appropriate to encourage critical thinking?

How to achieve better students awareness?

Teachers need special knowledge about specific organic agriculture topicsand global learning.