The City of Sydney Council is giving Sydney school children gifts of 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 program.
North Newtown Public School, Bourke Street Public School, Plunkett St School and Forest Lodge Public School have been selected to grow the gardens.
"It's important that children living in the city understand where their food comes from and how it gets from garden to plate," Clover Moore said, Lord Mayor.
"We hope that providing kids the opportunity to grow their own food will give them a new appreciation of fruit and vegetables."
The gardens are being grown over a six-week period and will be displayed by the children and teachers.
The gardens include a variety of produce from beetroot to watermelons and are built with recycled e-waste material.
Bourke Street Public School has also nurtured a garden funded by a City of Sydney matching grant.
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