A Strawberry in May

Our garden produces treats.

Phillip did great work watering the seedlings in the hothouse and planting broadbeans. His just rewards ? A strawberry in May!

Egg plants are go !

Ms Lalitha cooked up some indian fritters with our garden egg plants. YUM !

Then we had a go for our cooking lesson. Straight from the green to our plates !

Herb Spiral - underway

Mr D suggested a herb spiral, as part of a permaculture design process. Our art teacher Cooksley chose the spot, D 8/9 started the digging and John our G.A. is putting his bricky skills to use. Herb spirals can be loose stones or hay bales even, but a tradie likes a challenge!

Seeds of an Idea - growing up

Our hothouse has not only survived the winds of April,(a bit buckled but still standing), the seeds it housed have thrived in it's warmth.

Rain can't stop us !

It may be raining outside but nothing can stop our learning. The in-school work experience team set out with umbrellas to the dry school hothouse during the downpour. The Green Work team then set about learning some of the most important lessons on the face of the earth, how to plant food ! Nothing anyone does is achieved without food. So today we planted next seasons crops.

We used seed raising mix and seeds and made a start on the winter planting.

Lake Whalan !

....So when the sun comes out we are starting a permacultural wetland drainage system to soak up some of the water for good use !

Strewth ! Scare the Crows Mate !

The Laughing Scarecrow competition was a bottler. Alan Shearan our local MP came to school to hand over the School Eco Grant officially. And the school forwarded out onto the green and the Scarecrows were judged. Best Dressed, Best Chuckler, Most Australian design.

Many parents were impressed with the growth in the garden over the course of nine months. The native trees have established themselves and many of the plants donated by community members have begun to produce a harvest.

It was by many accounts a good day in the garden !