Crunch&Sip

2014 marked 24 years of Fruit & Veg September in Western Australia, and once again, schools were creative, enthusiastic and dedicated in the ways they celebrated fruit and veg. Here's this year's statistics: 137 schools participated, from Muludja Remote Community School in the Kimberley to Denmark Primary School in the Great Southern 38 000 resources were posted to 97 schools 723 pieces of student artwork were received in the WA Institute of Sport competition 13 302 students and adults pa...

Nearly 30 000 students across Western Australia are expected to be simultaneously crunching as part of The Great Aussie Crunch tomorrow (Tuesday 16 September). They will be aiming to send the 'crunch-o-meters' off the scale - just by crunching on an apple or carrot. School students will gather at 10am for their healthy, noisy crunch on apples or carrots, one of the activities planned for schools as part of Fruit & Veg September. Schools will use specially made 'crunch-o-meters' to see whether ...

Spring has arrived, and so has Fruit & Veg September! Western Australian teachers are invited to promote fruit and vegetables to students, staff and the community during the month. This promotion may be as big or as small as permitted, and can involve one of the official Fruit & Veg September events, or it may incorporate fruit and veg into an existing school activity. Fruit & Veg has been a feature in WA schools in September since 1990, and this year is bigger than ever. Schools can promote ...