Sydney City Council has launched a program that will see school children receive organic fruit and vegetable gardens and weekly gardening lessons.

The City is giving away the gardens and lessons as part of its Live Green program and Sustainable Sydney 2030.

Four city schools have been selected to grow the gardens—North Newtown Public School, Bourke Street Public School, Plunkett St School and Forest Lodge Public School. The gardens will include a variety of produce from beetroot to watermelons, and are built with recycled e-waste material.

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore it was important children living in the city understand where their food comes from and how it gets from garden to plate.’

“We hope that providing kids the opportunity to grow their own food will give them a new appreciation of fruit and vegetables,” she said.

The gardens are being grown over a six week period and will be displayed by the children and teachers at the city’s Christmas Village Concert events where other children can admire their work.