Improving health through lifestyle

Living in remote areas presents large challenges in terms of access to everyday items like fresh fruit and vegetables. Within the Watarrka region, the closest food store is a small convenience store located at Kings Canyon Resort, stocking items similar to what you’d find in a petrol station. Unfortunately for the locals, this means they only have access to things like take away soft drinks, and food items like instant noodles and meat pies. 

In response to these challenges, the Watarrka Foundation along with the staff from the Watarrka Primary School have planted fruit trees and vegetable patches in the school grounds to help teach the children how to grow their own healthy goods. By starting this initiative, the children are able to get involved in all aspects of planting, gardening, maintaining and eventually harvesting fresh fruit and vegetables from the school grounds. School staff at the Watarrka Primary School are encouraging students to take these learnings back home with them, and grow their own fresh produce with their families.