In week 6 we harvested the potatoes. We found some potatoes called Burgundy Red Potato. We collected even the smallest spuds and ate them with butter after cooking them. They had a great feast.

The F-2 class is ready for instructions on how and why to clean the garden of dead plants. The mysteries of the compost bin explained!

In week 8 we harvested the brassica: leaves of cabbages, cauliflower and some broccoli. We washed them, cut them, dried them and packed them to freeze.

Project Veggie Tarts with the F - 8 Students

The tasks to grate the cheese, with 3 different graters, and make an onion potato puree for the base of the tarts were assigned to the F-2 children who did excellent work. With some left over dough from the other classes, the F-2 had the opportunity to hone their rolling pin skills.

The 6-8 students had the task to make the dough, cook the diverse vegetables; including frozen ones harvested earlier in the term; and put the tarts together. Working with herbs and spices was one of the hightlights  of making these dishes.

Last Tuesday lunch was a great success with the students. The left over tarts were taken home and compliments have come back to school. Well done for Term 1 and 2 in the kitchen and the garden.

Hello from the Kitchen Garden 

Our winter crops are becoming well-established, with lots of seedlings in the greenhouse also. Last year's broccoli crop was recently harvested, with the F-2s using the tasty greens to make vegetable pie with Mrs. Sharples! The garden is now producing some late zucchini, tasty herbs, beautiful red capsicum, and some lovely fresh lettuce.
The established broccoli are now pushing out more heads, while this year's broccoli seedlings will produce later in the season. Radishes are beginning to fill, and radishes will be planted regularly for a continual harvest through the year.
I'm hoping my broad bean, sugar snap peas, snow peas, turnips, kale, purple broccoli, and other new varieties will also grow successfully!
Thank you to all families and businesses who provided milk bottles to protect seedlings from insect damage as they are transplanted in the garden bed - it's made an enormous difference to the success rate! 

Mrs Lauren Johnson

School Services Officer