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The Role of Native Foods and Botanicals
Lesson8 of 11 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9Humanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalSustainability
Lesson Summary
Students will learn about native foods and botanicals, and how they are better suited to Australian soils and climate than European crops. They will look at how native plants can be grown using regenerative farming techniques to satisfy consumer needs and ensure food security in the future.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- recognise what native foods and botanicals are and why they could be considered an untapped resource
- understand how the combination of regenerative farming and the growing of native foods and botanicals could be beneficial to consumers and the environment.
Success criteria
Students can:
- discuss the pros and cons of using native plants for food and botanicals
- describe how growing more native plants for food and botanicals can contribute to the diversity of agricultural practices in Australia
- discuss the benefits and challenges of regenerative farming to producing native foods and botanicals.
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