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If you are NOT from a school or early childhood centre but want to get involved and start growing your own vegetables at your club, business or wherever, join the School & Community Farming Co-operative: CLICK HERE.
If you are already a member, refer another school to join and make money for your school (click here to read more).School Farming Co-operative (SFC)
The CEPNZ has established a nation-wide School Farming Co-Operative and your school can get started and join now...
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to join now:$49.00Comments from schools: "Thanks again for a very good service, I've passed your details on to a number of other people already so hopefully you might get some more new schools joining up soon." and "We are just about to order some more seeds for fundraising. This is great." and "This is a good idea." and "Thanks, we are using this to start a community garden project."
The ideal behind this School Farming Co-Operative is that all schools and early childhood centres will be provided with the means, support and discounts to cheaply establish crop growing patches and even farms in spare areas of their land in order to raise funds, be a leader in sustainability and become a pillar in their community by assisting those in need. Not only that but your students will also gain the experience that they can pass on to home life and receive training for future agricultural careers. This system can also be used to buy seeds (at heavily discounted prices) for flowers, shrubs, herbs and fruit and sell the flowers and or seedling plants for fundraising.
With your membership you will receive:
- A CD packed with information and resources to get started and train your students (see below for contents).
- A FREE copy of our environmental and sustainability educational resource "E-Think" built into your SFC CD-ROM.
- A starter pack of a five varieties of vegetable seeds, as seen in picture to the right, suitable for the up coming season (over 1,500 seeds).
- Ordering of seeds and supplies through our centralised purchasing department to take advantage of bulk discounts. Example: Why pay $3.50 for 100+ seeds of cabbages, carrots, corn, beans, peppers, etc. when we can supply you at $1.40 (download a sample list of seeds you will have access to buy at this rate: CLICK HERE). A small postage and order processing fee of $3.50 will apply.
- NEW: You will also be able to purchase seeds of flowers and shrubs (at 40% below the general public prices) that you can germinate and sell as plants or bunches of flowers to your local community. Think of the seasonal and holiday possibilities! Full details, guidelines and ideas included on the CD to print and read.
- Discounts on all types of plant, vegetable and herb seeds, mushroom growing, spouts, cuttings, trees, natives and other plants for borders, plant protection and as a contribution toward CO2 emission reduction.
Access to a members-only online library of horticulture tips from plant identification to grafting to produce better produce.
- Access to the online social network and discussion forum where you can ask questions and also buy, sell or swap anything you like with other members and much more.
- Your schools name and website link will be placed on a public-area web page for all to see that you are involved in this project. Photos of your progress may be given to display in this area.
- Earn a $5 credit for every school you refer to join the SFC (details on the online members pages).
- Regular price lists of seasonal and regular supplies, newsletters, competitions and awards.
Contents of the CD:
- Full description, price lists and order forms on how to use the centralised ordering system.
- How to get started, selecting your land, preparing the soil and tools you will require.
- How to select the crops and plants you want to grow.
- How to make compost and how and when to use it.
- Plenty of tips for cutting costs, recycling and making your own equipment and tools.
- Templates for keeping a visual record of your farm on your computer using Excel sheets and databases. Includes pre-made examples, pictures and complete description on how to use it.
- Guides for teachers on growing vegetables.
- Guides for students on growing vegetables both at school and at home.
- Selecting and growing flowers for your schools garden and for growing and selling for fundraising. Templates and ideas for flyers to send home with students.
- How to create and advertise a school farm market for fund raising. Includes details on financial aspects of calculating from costs to profit (for both the school farm and for students to learn how).
- Guide to the Horticulture NZ Vegetable and Fruit Commodity Levy for the selling of produce to the public.
- Guides on how to get students (including special needs and behaviour-challenged) and your community involved.
- How to get your students to develop an interest and enjoyment out of growing and eating their own vegetables at the school and at home (including healthy recipes to try out in the school canteen and for students to take home).
- Take-Home packs for students and parents on how to get a vegetable garden going at home including how your school could use the SFC discounts on seeds to on-sell to the home for fund raising.
- Guide on how your school can help the community by supplying a percentage of your harvest to needy families.
- Links to where your school can get extra funding from for special projects related to the environment and general learning.
- Links to agriculture and horticulture training courses and further resources.
- How to use the extra online resources and download free updates to these resources.
With the contents of the CD, your school may make as many copies of the material for distribution around your school as you wish but it may not be given to any other school.
The joining fee is $99.00 per school ($49.00 for schools with 200 pupils or less).Join now for only $49 regardless of your school size!
This includes your first years membership and all the resources and services listed above. Thereafter, the annual membership renewal fee is just $35.00 per year (renewable on the anniversary of your joining date). Schools may discontinue their membership at any time but will not be able to continue using the purchasing and discount system of the SFC unless membership is renewed.
HINT: Your school could easily recover this cost within a few months by buying packets of seeds or growing seedlings and selling through students to families as a fund raising project! Full cost recovered!
Price includes GST and postage.
WARNING:
If you are using potting mix or compost, ensure you wear gloves and a face mask!Please fill in all sections of the form below to Join the School Farming Co-operative (SFC):
By placing your order you agree to the following terms:
- Your Invoice will be paid as soon as possible (we request within 14 days) to enable the swift processing of your order.
- Your membership will be processed and resources dispatched within 7 days of receiving your payment.
- This CEPNZ Resource shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, copied, hired out or otherwise circulated to any other teacher or school without the prior permission of CEPNZ in any form of binding or cover. This membership and resource is not transferable and is only for the school named in the membership application.
- Because of copyright issues, refunds are not available but replacement is available on software if the product is defective. This is in accordance with the terms and conditions of all major retail outlets with regard to software and CD's.
- All prices are in NZ Dollars and include GST and Postage within New Zealand.
On placing this order, an Invoice will be emailed to the email address you have supplied on the above form within 24 hours. Make your cheque payable to "CEPNZ" and post to CEPNZ, PO Box 20-616, Glen Eden, Auckland 0641.
If you have selected "Direct Credit/Internet Banking" on your payment option, CEPNZ account details will appear on your invoice (deposits may also be made at any branch of the ANZ Bank). Payment of this invoice must be made before your membership will be processed and your order dispatched.
If you experience problems with this online form,
please place your order to the CEPNZ through Email Here.
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