Topic
Favourite fruit and/or vegetable
People in Jamaica eat Akee. Durian is native to Malaysia and Indonesia. Do you know these fruit? Have you heard of turnips and Kohlrabi? What are your favourite fruit and/or vegetable? Is tomato a fruit or vegetable? What are the differences between fruits and veggies?
Sustainable future and local produce
Tropical fruits and vegetables are widely available in Australia. Most tropical fruits and vegetables tend to be delicate, therefore taste best when picked ripe and consumed shortly thereafter. However, they are picked “green” and forced to ripe in transit, and/or in specially designed warehouses. Beside their interesting look, their taste and texture represent only a shadow of their true taste. The best fruit and veggies are from your local area when they are fresh and taste natural. Moreover, by buying locally we help our economy and environment.
You are what you eat
Have you heard of Hippocrates (460-370BC) who believed the human body had an innate capacity for self-healing? It is he who said, “First, do not harm. Let thy food be thy medicine and the medicine be thy food”. It’s not a secret that the better you eat (more fruits and veggies) the better you look and feel. Your skin becomes smoother and healthier. You feel healthy and strong. Remember to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables every day.
Eligibility and prizes
The competition is open to all primary and high school students in metropolitan Adelaide. There is a junior category (primary school) and a senior category (high school). Prizes for both categories are as follows:
Junior category Senior category
1st prize valued at $150 1st prize valued at $150
2nd prize valued at $100 2nd prize valued at $100
3rd prize valued at $50 3rd prize valued at $50
In addition, a prize valued at $200 will be given to the school/homeschooling group with the most entries, as an incentive to encourage students to enter. Both winning students and schools will be given an additional Parade Package Gift.
The top 50 posters will be put on public display. Those students whose work is good enough to display but who did not win a prize will be given a merit certificate and a voucher or hamper of goods valued at a minimum of $20.
Publicity
At the beginning of 2009 an information package will be sent to schools (via Distribution Centre of Department of Education), containing the following information:
· A4 posters announcing details of the competition
· Address of the website to be dedicated to information relevant to the competition
· Invitation to take part in the Fruit n Veg Parade
· Invitation to senior students to make costumes and take part in Costume Contest.
Advertisements will also be placed in local youth publications.
Teachers will be invited to use the information provided to discuss the topic with students. However, even if teachers don’t take up this offer, students can inform themselves by going to the website and by searching library resources on the subject.
Requirements
The poster is to be of A3 size. It may or may not contain a caption. The students are asked to write briefly (at least 25 words but no more than one A4 page) on the thoughts behind their poster. The way posters are made up is at the students’ discretion. It can be a drawing, collage, painting or craftwork… We encourage students to use their imagination and be creative. Judges will also look at what’s behind the poster.
Posters must reach Fruit n Veg Parade by Friday 10 April 2009.
They can be posted to Fruit n Veg Parade, C/O Animal Liberation SA, 19 Green Street, Brompton SA 5007 or delivered personally to the Animal Liberation SA office (same address) on weekdays between 10am and 1pm.
The following information must be included either on the back of students’ posters or on a separate sheet of paper (all in capitals):
- Title of the poster
- Category Junior/Senior
- Student’s full name and student’s age
- Name of the student’s school, school address and contact phone number
- Name of the teacher and contact number.
Presentation
The 50 top posters will be laminated and displayed in both locations:
- for a month in Bliss Organic Garden Café (7 Compton St, opposite the Central Markets) – 19 April – 16 May 2009
- Central Markets - June - July 2009
- at the Sustainability Expo – May 2009
The top winning students will be presented with their prizes at the Awards Ceremony at the Fruit n Veg Parade on Saturday 18 April 2009 in Victoria Square. The Ceremony will take place on the main stage after the street march. All students, teachers and parents are invited to the Parade. Senior students are also encouraged to make costumes to take part in the street march at the Parade and try their luck in the Costume Contest.
We aim to have celebrities present the prizes. We also aim to get some media coverage of the presentation and the exhibition.
The presentation and exhibition will be recorded and CDs prepared. The winning posters will be recorded with voiceover explaining artists’ work. Schools with posters in the exhibition will be sent a CD to hopefully expose the exhibition to a wider audience.
Follow up
The 50 posters will be stored in an art folder and made available to school libraries or other interested parties for display.
If you have any queries about the Parade or would like further information please contact the Event Manager: Kas Ward at 0407-061-657 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Download:
Poster Competition Information Package
Poster Competition Extra Package
