Anne Rutherford This year, a small group of 4-5 dedicated volunteers, with a little help from our friends, has worked in the veggie garden and delivered organic veggies on a weekly basis to Jarjum College in Redfern. Jarjum is a school for urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who are not participating or coping […]
CONTINUE READINGBy Anne Rutherford 2022 has been a year of change and refocus for the orto team. In the first half of the year we supplied weekly veggies to a new charity, Our Big Kitchen, that provides over 120,000 meals a people in need of food support, including asylum seekers, Indigenous people and the homeless. Over […]
CONTINUE READINGVittoria Pasquini on behalf of the Coordinator Marisa KatisOur beautiful organic vegetable garden blossomed in 2021 among many difficulties (Covid lockdown the main one), many thanks to Ann Game’s continuous, generous work and expertise, to Marisa Katis for general coordination, to Jill Romuld for account keeping and to our volunteers working in the garden individually […]
CONTINUE READINGDuring the pandemic volunteers were encouraged to do planting and routine maintenance work in pairsor small groups.At the beginning of the year we redesigned the garden to allow for plant rotation and including bee –attracting plants.Initially, despite the pandemic, we were able to deliver our vegetables weekly to the RedfernCommunity Centre and Jarjum College when […]
CONTINUE READINGBy Vittoria PasquiniSince its foundation almost 10 years ago, VDSA has been committed to the improvement of the lives and wellbeing of Indigenous youth. We know that there is still a lot to do in Australia to close the gap between non-Indigenous population and First People and that the reconciliation process is slow. We are […]
CONTINUE READINGIn 2019 VDSA partnered with Redfern Jarjum College support to a Term 3 soccer training program for students. “While challenging at times, the kids really enjoyed playing as a team. Learning how to play within the rules and navigating the emotions of winning/losing is really important for these kids” said one of Jarjum College teachers. […]
CONTINUE READINGThis year we have been growing a range of vegetables. We make regular donations of vegetables to refugees and asylum seekers. We also deliver weekly two or more large bags of vegetables to The Redfern Community Centre. This centre is frequented predominantly by indigenous locals. Some vegetables are used in the preparation of meals on […]
CONTINUE READINGVDSA is proud to support the Marrickville Youth Resource (MYRC) Centre’s Aboriginal Art and Outreach Program, with VDSA President Vittoria Pasquini attending the launch of the Program exhibition ‘Yarn N Arts’ at Boomalli Gallery in Leichhardt on October 30.
CONTINUE READINGVDSA is proud to support a showcase of artworks by indigenous youth and families as part of a Marrickville Youth Resource Centre community project, exhibited at StirrUp Gallery
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