Fun, Friends, Feeling Good . . . - Glenorchy City Council

16 — GLENORCHY GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 2011
The homegrown social network
THE team at Stoneman’s Plants Plus has come
up with an inventive, back to basics version of
social networking, no internet required.
It involves people in the community being
able to bring any produce they have grown to
Stoneman’s Plants Plus Nursery and
swapping it for produce from other growers.
Stoneman’s Plant Plus Team Leader John
Fisher said the opportunities were endless.
“For example, individuals can bring excess
lemons from their back yard lemon tree and
swap them for a bag of apples, or herbs,” he
said.
“Anyone from the community can come
down and swap their produce. You could say
it’s just like a stock market for fruit and
vegetables. It’s really about getting back to
basics,“ Mr Fisher said.
Marketing and administration manager Jo
Stoneman said the initiative reflected a
community focus on sustainable gardening
which had increasingly become a priority for
customers.
“It’s a great throwback to the days of
swapping produce with your next door
neighbour over the fence and a great way for
people to network within a different type of
venue,“ Mrs Stoneman said.
The first swap took place in October with
great success. With a growth in the popularity
of cooking shows such as ‘Masterchef’, there
has been a stronger demand for fresh produce
and ingredients, which is why the Stoneman’s
Food Swap has become so popular.
“Customers are a lot more aware of how
food is produced and displayed in
supermarkets today. The focus on now
wanting to know where the produce comes
from reflects the new found importance
around flavour of food rather than just how it
looks,” Mr Fisher said.
Stoneman’s hopes to continue the food
swap in the long term as an event that
highlights the benefits of sustainable
gardening, fresh home grown produce and
healthy lifestyles.
Stoneman’s Plants Plus
Team Leader John Fisher
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Claremont
trio secure
uni support
THREE former Claremont
College students
have been awarded Glenorchy
City Council scholarships
to recognise their
achievement in their first
year at university.
Glenorchy Mayor
Adriana Taylor said the
scholarships were a practical
support for young
people at university.
“Each year Council
awards scholarships to
young Glenorchy residents
who have made a
successful start to their
UTAS studies,” she said.
Alderman Taylor presented
cheques for $1,666
to this year’s recipients
of the sixth annual
Glenorchy City Council
UTAS Scholarships:
Sophie Benson, Trent
Harper and Madeleine
Keir.
Sophie is in her first
year of a bachelor of
nursing and says the support
helped her successfully
complete first
semester.
“First year at Uni is
an extremely stressful
time. Not only are you
learning a whole new way
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of studying, you are also
becoming independent
and learning how to support
yourself,” she said.
“Textbooks, equipment
and uniform are
just some of the expenses
that come with being
a Uni student, as well as
general living expenses.
Having a job while studying
is time consuming,
but also necessary.
Trent is studying an
Associate Degree in Arts
(Electronic Media) and
said that as a full time
student he had quite a
number of hidden, and
not so hidden, expenses
to pay such as books, stationery
and travel as well
as bills.
“This scholarship
money will be of great
benefit to me, especially
with books and software
costing so much,”
he said.
Madeleine Keir is
doing a Bachelor of Arts
(Criminology). She said
her first semester of University
had been a great
experience and she was
proud of the results she
had achieved.
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