Finally Finished

After months of hard work we are proud to announce that Brocco is finished and has been shipped for judging.  There were a few minor bumps and bruises getting Brocco on the truck....we had a lot of difficulty getting her out of the building.  Fingers crossed Brocco makes it to Berry in one piece.

On the 9th of October we held a fabulous launch party catered by Azarak experimental kitchen and Pauls to showcase brocco to our school community.

We enjoyed an afternoon of fabulous dairy foods and talking to our teachers and parents about our projects.

Australia exporting to the world

As global population explodes the need for food is growing daily.  The amount of land and water available to grow food is probably much smaller than you think.  This video shows the dilemma faced in feeding the world today. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzxF-rfGeJg

 Only Farmers can grow the food we need to survive, but food production will need to double by 2050.
Each Australian farmer produces enough food to feed 600 people.  150 of these people are Australians and 450 people are overseas.

Australian farmers export around 60% of what they grow which in 2010 - 2011 earned the country 32.5 billion dollars.

 

The farming sector continues to grow and out performs other sectors.
Australian farmers also look after large areas of our land and are continually working on advancing their farming techniques in an effort to produce bigger yields while looking after our environment.

Rural Challenges

Climate change is a hotly debated topic across the world and the impact of climate change has an effect on farmers.

Dairy farmers in Australia are leading the way with new and more efficient farming practises.  Dairy farmers employ a range of strategies to look after their land to create better quality crops for their cows.  The introduction of 3 milking times a day means that diets and health of animals are more closely regulated allowing farmers to produce more milk per animal.

 

The tree on our art works shows one of the ways that farmers help keep their soil healthy

 

As less than 7% of land in Australia is able to be used for food production, farmers employ scientific help from agencies such as the CSIRO to create better crops.  With the use of rainfall tracking and share cropping, soil is kept healthier and harvests are greater.

 

Scan 'Brocco's ear and he will encourage you to support local farmers

 

Regional centres are important to Australia and help to provide support to the Agriculture industry.  Farmers help to support rural communities by providing jobs and spending their income locally.  It is essential that all Australians support local farmers so they are able to assist in keeping rural centres in Australia vibrant and productive.

Farming Challenges

Australian farmers produce around 93% of the food we consume each day in Australia.  Each farmer produces enough food to feed up to 600 people each day (including people overseas).
There are many challenges that farmers face in there effort to feed Australia.

Many young people do not see farming as a career choice as the believe myths such as farming is very hard physically, you work long hours and receive low pay.  These myths are not true and farming is an exciting career option for young people today.

With the improvement in technology farming has become easier.  The invention of automatic milking machines and computer scanning in dairies helps to keep progress in the dairy running smoothly and maintains quality control.

Inventions such as these mean that farming is no longer as labour intensive as it has been in the past.
With improvements in water conservation and rainfall, drought has become less of a burden on farmers and they are able to produce better quality crops resulting in increase yield and higher pay.

 

Brocco tells a story of how farmers look after waterways

 

The farming sector has many vacancies available and this makes it an attractive choice as a career as it offers good job security.

An afternoon with Azarak

azarakexperimental kitchen
Recently some of our Archibull team spent an afternoon with Shane Debnam head chef of Azarak Experimental Kitchen.
Not only is Shane and his team catering our launch party, but he also uses sustainable practices in his kitchen. We were lucky to interview him about his passion for food, low waste cooking and of course how he uses dairy in his kitchen.

What is Azarak experimental kitchen?

1     Azarak Experimental Kitchen, is a unique dining experience, comprising of a 'pop up' restaurant, kitchen garden and locally foraged ingredients. Azarak utilises the '50' principal- where ingredients are outsourced no further than 50km from our intended 'pop up'.  Sustainability is a big factor at Azarak, so is recycling, and ensuring  the smallest carbon foot print remains. We utilise classical and scientific approaches to cuisine, employ light installations, auditory and visual displays, and invite participation of diners to produce a unique dining experience surpassed by none in the Illawarra.

Shane's children helping to forage ingredients for a 'pop up'experience

How do you reduce food waste?

The reduction of food waste is ensued through careful planning, and precise ordering. As we are advised up to two weeks out, we know our intended audience for the night, and will only ever cater for this amount. Azarak composts before (preparation day), and after the function night, in it’s own kitchen garden to reduce the amount of refuse produced. Extensive recycling is also carried out; again, to reduce as much going back into landfill.

The Azarak kitchen garden

How do you source your food?

Food is sourced through local organic growers, foraged from the local area, or grown at the Azarak Experimental Kitchen Garden.

Produce sourced from the Azarak kitchen garden

What are the benefits of foraging from the local environment?

The benefits of localised foraging is paramount to the mission statement of Azarak Experimental Kitchen- sustainability, cost effectiveness and minimising the impact of agricultural farming on the environment.

Head Chef Shane foraging for Warrigal greens

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 Lucerne flowers from the environment destined for an Azarak plate

How did you create the menu for our launch party? What was your inspiration?

Inspiration for the Archibull menu was drawn from the local urban and suburban environment. We will utilise localised foraging to enhance the menu items, paired with our unique brand of approaching ingredients in a scientific, and classical manner.

Menu for Archibull launch

What do you like about using dairy foods in the kitchen?

The best part about using dairy is the versatility of the core ingredient. Dairy encompasses milk, cheeses, yoghurts, sorbets, gelatos, and beef itself. We also want to showcase the local rural and urban environment, with sustainable foraging, pairing it with the best in handmade yoghurts, soft curd and sorbet.

Some of the fabulous desserts created using locally sourced dairy products

Do you have any surprises for our launch party? 

<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.    Those who have dined at Azarak will know we are always about surprises, and for the Archibull, we are surprises abound. We will be charging yoghurt with NO2, churning a milk sorbet with dry ice, smoking milk with hay, steeping milk in straw and souring it to make a soft curd, and wrapping beef in pastoral lucerne, and cooking it sous vide for six hours at 53’c. Like I said; Azarak is always about surprises.

We would like to extend our warmest thanks to Shane for his involvement with our Archibull Launch.  Not only will we be eating some fabulous and innovative food, but we know that it will be sustainability sourced with a low carbon foot print.

If you would like to check out Azarak Experimental Kitchen on Facebook, please follow the link below.  Don't forget to like their page!

https://www.facebook.com/AzarakExperimentalKitchen?ref=br_tf

The Launch

We are getting  close to finishing our Archibull and it is time to turn our attention to our Launch Party.  We have been keeping Brocco in hiding and we are looking forward to launching him to our staff and community. 
Our Launch party is being catered by the wonderful Chef Shane Debnam at Azarak Experimental Kitchen (check them out on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/#!/AzarakExperimentalKitchen)

Shane DebnamExecutive Chef of Azarak Experimental Kitchen

 

As with our Archibull we wanted to keep our launch party as environmentally freindly as possible, so our invitation which was created by the fabulous Julie Debnam can be found at the following link.

http://goo.gl/hTy0UY

 

We hope to see you there!

A Prize look at farming

This week as suspected Brooco and some of our team members made it into the Illawarra Mercury.

Please read the full story below.

 

 

Sustainable farming

Farmers produce almost 93% of food consumed by Australians each day.  This is a mammoth job that employs 1.6million people which is 17.2% of the labour force.

To feed Sydney each day farmers produce;

·         303,726 kg of pork

·         8,664,032 fruits and vegies

·         472,603 kg of chicken

·         822,959 eggs

·         5,899 lambs

·         3,115 cows

·         1,817,315 kg of dairy

·         31,543 loaves of bread

·         8,191,780,822 grains of rice, using about 387,616 L of water to cook

·         12,603kgs of honey

Farmers in Australia are continually improving the way they farm to build more sustainable practices.  Farmers look after waterways by building fences, planting trees and not allowing effluent to run off into their farms.

Farmers use solar and wind power as an alternative energy source.  Dairy  foods are mostly packaged in recycled packaging.

You can help to build a sustainable nation by adopting a more sustainable lifestyle.  Changing some of your habits will have a great impact on the environment.  You can help by;

Recycling all products that are able to be recycled

Saving water, by having shorter showers and fixing leaking taps.
Reducing the amount of food wastage (please see our previous post on reducing food waste)
Supporting LOCAL Farmers by purchasing Australian grown produce.  You can support Australian Dairy Farmers by buying Paul’s milk such as Pauls ‘Smarter White Milk’ and Vaalia yogurt.

Food Waste

In Archibull we have been researching food waste in Australia. Here are some facts.

Why We Waste

·         Australians buy too much food that they don’t eat              

·         We put too much on our plate, when we get full we throw it

·         Farmers throw out food just because it’s not the right shape or colour

·         Shoppers reject blemished or bruised fruit

What We Waste

·         Australians waste up to 3 regular fridges per household a year

·         We spend $5 BILLION on food that is not eaten

·         1 out of 4 shopping bags purchased are not eaten which is 140kg per person over a year

Types of food that is wasted

·         33% of Fresh Food wasted

·         27% of Leftovers wasted

·         15% of Packaged Products

·         9% of Drinks

·         9% of Frozen Food

·         7% of Takeaways

Environmental Effects Of Food Waste

·         The major resources required to grow food are water, fertiliser, labour, land, transport, petrol and packaging – all wasted when food is thrown out

·         Dumping a kilogram of beef means wasting the 50,000 litres of water used in its production

·         47% of waste in landfill is food and green organic waste

·         Landfill pollutes rivers and waterways

·         Food waste in Australian landfills is the second largest source of methane – a gas 23 times more harmful than CO₂ from cars

What Can You Do

·         Buy only the food you need not what you want

·         Buy all kinds of fruit and vegetables because if they have bruises it means that it is fresh from farmers

·         Use leftovers; make sure you wrap them well so they don’t dry out in your fridge

·         Keep a food dairy so you know what you are wasting

 

 

Extra Extra

Last week Ms Harris was spotted around the school with journalist Kate Walsh and a professional photographer from the Illawarra Mercury. 

 It has been said that they were here to photograph our cow (Brocco) and some of the students in the Archibull club. I wonder why they chose Barrack Heights Public School to photograph?   Apparently Kate Walsh surveyed Ms Harris and quoted her in the article in the Mercury.  Please watch this space for updates on this event.

Young Farming Champion

This week we were very lucky to receive a visit from Jessica Monteith our young farming champion.  We spent an enjoyable afternoon hearing all about Jessica's passion for the dairy industry and munching on her favourite dairy food CHOCOLATE.

 

Jess taught us lots of great things about cow breeds and the importance of raising happy healthy dairy cattle.
Some quotes from some of our team about Jessica's visit.

I really enjoyed the pictures of Jessica with the calves (Porsha).
It was great to see how dairy farmers use computers in the dairy to keep track of how much milk cows are making (Jessica).
I liked that Jess gave us a few ideas of what we could add to our cow (Jorja).
We learnt about the different dairy farming areas in Australia ( Tenielle).
I liked how Jessica's job was to take care of the baby calves (Phebie).
I liked that Jessica works in a bank and on a farm (Lance).
Jessica asked of lots of questions which helped us understand her presentation (Tori).

It was really great to meet such a passionate young dairy farmer who has inspired us with some great new ideas for our Archibull.
As we were able to put a face to the dairy industry we feel even more passionate about buying locally produced dairy products.  For information on what we have already done about this please see our blog post about 'Supporting local farmers'.

An update on Brocco

Wow time is certainly flying and thankfully we are well on the way with our Archibull project.  As a group we decided that we wanted Brocco to really stand out because there are a lot of additional fixtures to our art work.  We decided that our cow should focus on the way in which Australia is an island and all parts are interlinked.
We are proud to live in a country where farmers are using sustainable farming practices too feed its people. Our cow explores the nature of Australian waterways and the fact that they are interlinked.  Essentially what happens to our river systems in Queensland effects rivers in NSW, Victoria and South Australia.  Brocco focuses on the importance of all Australians looking after our waterways by reducing the amount of waste that enters the river systems.  Our finished cow will also include some special Aboriginal Art work to remind us of the special relationship Aboriginal Australians have with the land.  When viewing our cow please remember to look at the symbolic patterns the shells form on 'the beach', which represent waterways and keep an eye out for the fabulous art work done by Shane in year one.

A sneak peak at Brocco

The Tree (natural resource management)

We have been working on a large tree that will feature as part of our finished project.  The tree is designed to raise awareness about the importance of planting trees on farms, which dairy farmers recognise as an important sustainable practice.

The tree in the process of being made

The biggest environmental challenges that dairy farmers face are:

• managing soil nutrients
• stopping nutrients escaping into waterways
• protecting waterways and bush land
• avoiding to much water use

Planting trees on farms is a great way to address all these problems!
In the past 200 years many trees have been removed from the Australian landscape to create farms and provide space for the growing population.  Dairy farmers are constantly improving their practice to repair and improve their soil quality.

Dairy farmers plant trees, shrubs and grasses near water ways to decrease soil erosion  This improves soil quality and stops nutrient run off into rivers, keeping both soil and waterways healthier. 

Trees are used to provide shelter belts for animals and people.  This makes the farm a more comfortable place during heat and cold.

Shelter belts also help improve soil quality by keeping salt and water levels stable and reducing soil erosion.  Healthier soil means that crops are better quality which helps keep animals in better condition.

Shelter belts also provide shelter, protection and food for native animals.

A leaf sprouting from our tree

Our tree will provide information to the viewer on the importance of planting trees on farms.  All of the materials used on the tree (excluding the glue , wire and tape) have been made from recycled materials.  Not only is our tree educational but it is environmentally friendly.   In our Archibull project we are aiming to use mostly recycled material, excluding glue and paint.  

Supporting Local Farmers

As part of our Archibull project we are trying to educate our school community about the dairy industry. We are hoping that the staff and students will use their new knowledge to make changes that matter in our community.

Now we all love a bargain, but as consumers it is our responsibility to ask what is the cost of this bargain to the producer.  After the deregulation of the dairy industry major supermarkets dropped the price of milk and engaged in a pricing war in an attempt to attract more customers.  This has resulted in farmers receiving a very low price for their product, as low as 12c a litre.
Our staff have a communal coffee and tea fund which supplies milk for the staff to have with their coffee or tea.  We have in the past purchased milk from major supermarkets at a reduced cost.  After some research into the low cost of milk and the effect on farmers Mrs Harris decided that a small change could be made by buying local or dairy farmers milk.
At the weekly staff meeting Mrs Harris discussed with the staff the fact that cheap milk at the supermarket means lower prices for our farmers.  After a lot of agreeing nods and platitudes the staff decided to support our local farmers by avoiding purchasing milk unlabeled milk from supermarkets in an effort to support our local farmers in obtaining fair prices for their product.

At the meeting it was also suggested that staff who purchase cheap supermarket milk support companies such as Pauls who purchase from farmers at fair prices at home.  Every small step helps to make a difference.
I would like to challenge all our readers to think about the choices you make when purchasing milk and switch to Pauls milk (which is available in most supermarkets) in the near future.

Recycling - managing waterways

We have been focusing on recycling and the way in which dairy food is packaged  in recycled packaging.  Most dairy foods are packaged in recyclable material, however Australians recycle less than 50% of material that is able to be recycled.

Much of this rubbish ends up in landfill or worse left in the environment.  Living in a coastal community we have been researching the effects of rubbish that ends up in the ocean, through rivers and drain emptying into the ocean.

Many dairy farmers look after their waterways by:
•    Fencing rivers and streams so that animals are unable to defecate or access the rivers
•    Planting trees on their farms to keep water tables stable
•    Reducing effluent and fertiliser run off into the river system.
•    Using recycled packaging for their products.

We feel as a community that we also have a responsibility to look after our waterways and keep them rubbish free.  We have been educating our school community on the importance of placing rubbish in bins, recycling and reducing waste.
Some interesting facts about recycling
•    In Australia, 376,000 tonnes of plastic packaging is used every year. In 2010 we recycled 288,194 tonnes.
•    Over 5.5 million tonnes of paper and cardboard was used from 2006-2007, with only 2.5 million tonnes of this recycled.

Plastic takes a long time to break down in the environment and we are concerned about the amount of plastic in our environment.
Did you know:
•    It is estimated that there are up to 46,000 pieces of plastic floating in each square mile of our oceans.
•    It takes 500 years for plastic bottles to break down in the environment.

Each year over 2.7 million tonnes of paper ends up in our environment.  Did you know:
•    Recycling 1 tonne of newspaper saves 3 cubic metres of landfill space
•    Paper breaks down slowly in landfill due to lack of oxygen.  As a result large amounts of methane (a harmful greenhouse gas) is produced.

As part of our Archibull journey we have started to educate our school community on the importance of looking after our rivers, oceans and waterways.  The responsibility of caring for our environments is not just the farmers, but all Australians.
We recognise the good job that dairy farmers do to protect our rivers.  However we feel that more education is needed to keep our waterways and oceans, clean and rubbish free.
Please view our movie in the previous post about the amount of rubbish that ends up in our ocean.  Remember to recycle all your materials that can be and reduce the amount of non recyclable material you purchase.

The Movie Project

This movie is part of our project to educate our local school community on the effects of not recycling packaging and leaving litter in the environment.

We hope you enjoy our movie and remember to reduce the amount of litter you are leaving in the environment.

Meet the team

Introducing our fabulous and talented Archibull team.

Name: Phebie (photographic genius)   Something interesting about you: I fit into my mums clothes.  Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: My uncle and aunty have a sheep farm.  I have visited it a few times. What is your favourite dairy food: Ice Cream What is an environmental problem that you know about: Lots of rubbish being left in the environment.

What do you like about art: I like how you can put your ideas onto a page or an easel. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like water colours, where the colours mix and blend together. What is one art work that you have created: I made my cousin a birthday card with a pop up picture of her.

Name: Kristalen (movie director) Something interesting about you: I like to dance to one Direction and Little Mix. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: No,  I have never been to a farm. What is your favourite dairy food: Chocolate. What is an environmental problem that you know about: Litter in the ocean is killing sea animals.

What do you like about art: That it is very creative. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like art that is colourful and has lots of patterns. What is one art work that you have created: I have drawn a picture for my dad, of me my mum and dad having a picnic at the beach.

Name: Jorja (student leader) Something interesting about you: I have three birthmarks. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: My mum has worked on a dairy farm and I have worked with her. What is your favourite dairy food: Ice Cream. What is an environmental problem that you know about: Lots of sea animals are getting harmed by pollution and rubbish in the ocean.

What do you like about art: I like that I can use my imagination and I can keep it to myself. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like art that has lots of layers, the longer you look at it the more you see, like the art work of Graham Base. What is one art work that you have created: Once I went to my pops.  I did a drawing and my pop framed it and gave it to my mum as a house warming gift.

  

Name: Odin Something interesting about you: Sometimes I go on long bike rides with my friends. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: No, I have never been to a farm. What is your favourite dairy food: Ice Cream. What is an environmental problem that you know about:  We create a lot of litter and chop down a lot of trees.

What do you like about art: That it is beautiful and you can hang it everywhere.  Also you can create stuff instead of copying it. Do you  have a favourite artist or style of art: I really like statues. What is one art work you have created: Creating my own family into superheros.

Name: Skye Something interesting about you: I am really good at basketball. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: No, I have never been to a farm. What is your favourite dairy food: Condensed Milk. What is an environmental problem that you know about: Rubbish is everywhere in our environment and it goes into drains.  Animals think it is food and eat it.

What do you like about art: I like that you can be creative and do what you feel like. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like photo collages. What is one art work that you have created: I did a photo collage with my dad!  It was fun.

Name: Lance Something interesting about you: I  am in Air League. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm:  No, but I have visited farms. What is your favourite dairy food: Ice Cream. What is an environmental problem that you know about: Litter is being left everywhere in the environment.

What do you like about art: I like that it is colourful and it makes people feel happy. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like art with bright colours. What is one art work that you have created: I like to make cards for my family.

Name: Ashleigh Something interesting about you: I have a book about land and ocean stuff. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: My mum grew up on a farm near Albion Park.  My mum's friend lives on a farm and we visit them. What is your favourite dairy food: Chocolate. What is an environmental problem that you know about: Lots of animals are getting killed by rubbish.

What do you like about art: I like it because I have lots of ideas about what I can make. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like pictures of animals. What is one art work you have created: A painting of a sheep.

Name: Hollie Something interesting about you: I like playing sport. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: No, I have never been to a farm. What is your favourite dairy food: Ice Cream. What is an environmental problem that you know about: A lot of rubbish is being dumped.

What do you like about art: You can be creative and design your own things. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like landscapes, especially beaches. What is an art work you have created: A picture of the beach.

Name: Victoria Something interesting about you: I have a horse at horse riding. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: My uncles owns a farm, sometimes we visit. What is an environmental problem that you know about: When there is plastic on the beaches, turtles think it is a jelly fish and they eat it and then die.

What is your favourite dairy food: Chocolate. What do you like about art: I like how illustrations help us to paint a picture in our mind. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like pictures of horses. What is one art work that you have created: I made an origami paper plane with a person in it.

Name: Jemiah Something interesting about you: When I get home my dog jumps on me and scratches me!  It hurts! Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: No, but I have been to  a friend’s farm. What is your favourite dairy food: Ice Cream.

What is an environmental problem that you know about: Lots of rubbish everywhere. What do you like about art: I like that you get to paint and colour in. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like pattern paintings. What is one art work you have created:  I am looking forward to painting a big cow.

Name: Tia Something interesting about you: I have two pet rabbits, a bird and a yabbie. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: No, but I have been to a dairy farm and helped out. What is your favourite dairy food: Ice Cream. What is an environmental problem that you know about: Lots of trees getting cut down and less oxygen getting made.

What do you like about art: I like that you can draw anything and you can express yourself. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like art that has lots of bright colours. What is one art work that you have created:  I did a picture for my mum, of us together.  It had all different colours and sparkly stuff in it.

 

Name: Jessica Something interesting about you: I am a size 7 in ladies shoes Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: No, I have never been to a farm What is your favourite dairy food: Ice Cream What is an environmental problem that you know about: There is lots of rubbish in the environment

What do you like about art: I like that you can express your feelings without using words Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like 3D art. What is one art work that you have created: I did a landscape of a beach that had sand and shells, it is hanging in my house

Name: Teia Something interesting about you: I fit in size 8 shoes Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: No, I have never been to a farm What is your favourite dairy food: Ice Cream What is an environmental problem that you know about: Animals are dying because rubbish is in the ocean

What do you like about art: I like that it is really creative Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like landscapes of the beach What is one art work that you have created: I made a beach picture in year 2

 

Name: Tori Something interesting about you: I like turtles Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: No, I have been to the farm at Oak Flats High What is your favourite dairy food: Ice Cream What is an environmental problem that you know about: The plastic bags in the ocean

What do you like about art: I like that you can create anything you want Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like landscapes What is one art work that you have created: I drew a toucan and smudged the colours with oil pastels

Name: Tenielle Something interesting about you: I love puppies. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: No, I have never been to a farm. What is your favourite dairy food: Ice Cream. What is an environmental problem that you know about: People throw rubbish in the ocean.

What do you like about art: I like that you get to get to make cool stuff. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like art about nature and horses. What is one art work that you have created:  I made a forest out of paper and cardboard with my dad.

Name: Porsha Something interesting about you: I like to play and run. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: Yes my nan and pop have a farm and we visit.  They have lots of dogs and sheep. What is your favourite dairy food: Custard. What is an environmental problem that you know about: People throw a lot of rubbish in our playground.

What do you like about art: I like painting because it is fun. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like pictures of penguins. What is one art work that you have created:  I made a dog out of paper.

Name: Bridget Something interesting about you: I used to hate pink, but now I like it. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: No, I have never been to a farm. What is your favourite dairy food: Chocolate.

What is an environmental problem that you know about: There is rubbish in the water and animals think plastic bags are a jelly fish.  They eat it and die. What do you like about art: I like that is fun. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: I like aboriginal art. What is one art work that you have created:  I made a cool jellyfish today.

Name: Natalie Harris (teacher) Something interesting about you: I have a pink surfboard. Have you any farmers in your family or have you ever lived on a farm: I lived on a farm when I was 19.  I had a pet goat called Jemimah and a pig called Georgie, I also had chickens and ducks. What is your favourite dairy food: Chocolate. What is an environmental problem that you know about: I am a surfer so I am very concerned about the amount of rubbish and pollution in our ocean.  Until I started doing the Archibull I had no idea how big the problem was.

What do you like about art: Art allows people to express themselves using a variety of different forms. Do you have a favourite artist or style of art: Impressionism. What is one art work that you have created: I have created lots of great murals with my students, that are displayed around the school.