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Healthy Soils Healthy People
Expanding community gardens, establishing seed banks, and launching school programs for organic gardening and healthy eating.
Community engagement is growing through hands-on programs like Soil Your Undies, a fun, practical way for people to explore the health of their own soil.
A new greenhouse and seed-saving initiative is expanding local growing capacity and knowledge sharing.
Strong connections with schools, community gardens, and local growers are helping more people learn how to grow food and care for soil.
Plans are underway for field days, workshops, and expanded school programs to keep building momentum.
In 2026.....
Did you know
One teaspoon of healthy soil contains more organisms than there are people on Earth. This means soil health essential for growing good food and supporting our environment.
Soil Your Undies
Launched at the Foster Show, locals are encouraged to bury 100% cotton “undies” in their garden or farm and see how they break down over time, revealing how active and healthy the soil is beneath the surface.
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It’s something anyone can try at home, whether in a backyard veggie patch, community garden, or on farmland.
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Participants can share their results on an interactive map, helping build a picture of soil health across Bass Coast and South Gippsland.
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For more information, see out this quick how to guide.
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The Bass Coast South Gippsland Food System Alliance acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where this alliance is located: the Bunurong and Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, and the Brataualung people of the Gunaikurnai Nation. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and we honour the way First Nations people have cared for the soil, waterways and Country for thousands of years, continuing to guide us in caring for Country today.
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