Spring Achievements

Sown for Life

Seeds Continue to be sown in our school garden 12 months on...

 

This time Last year we started out with a simple vision of creating "an edible impressionist garden that will explode with colour and flavour! By teaming a range of edible flowers that will  self seed and spread throughout our garden over time, with seasonal vegetables rotating through the seasons, and a hope to gradually add more young fruit trees." This year we are closer again to achieving this:

• Flowers and herbs have self seeded throughout the garden
• Assorted herbs, Rhubarb, artichokes, calendula, Statice, lavender and violas have continued to thrive
• An orchard area has been prepared and funds now raised to purchase fruit trees
• A kitchen bench has been installed and resources such as bread boards made/acquired as we work toward establishing our outdoor kitchen
• Composting is being embraced school wide, with our garden providing a source of inspiration for a "Zero Waste" theme this term
• The wider Westport Community enjoys reading about our exploits in the local paper, and we have realised we should host annual open days for more community groups. The Westport New Coasters plan to visit as part of a gardening initiative, and Westport South School are keen for reciprocal garden visits
• Our Garden Warriors have continued to flourish in their garden, acquiring skills and establishing a passion for eating fresh

"Please, what can I take home today for my dinner plate" is the chorus we hear when the bell rings to go back to class ...hearing this at the end of our Garden sessions is what makes all our efforts worth while!

 

Over the next few weeks we look forward to the following:

• Show casing our Garden and produce at the Labour Weekend Market
• Serving our school community Garden Warrior Salads at our twilight orchard planting
• Announcing the winners of our Grow Fresh Eat Fresh Family Garden Challenge
• Planting our growth viewing window
• Designing and implementing our interactive Zen Garden with a kiwi twist, and just maybe the Year 8' swill help with this as a farewell installation...
• Finding a coal range to install (the one our Head Garden Gnome had in mind is only suitable as garden art) as part of our outdoor kitchen
• Serving our fabulous volunteers an Annabel Langbein inspired lunch from her new book #afreerangelife
• Welcoming more Garden Volunteers, keep spreading the word with your golfing ladies Mrs Marsh!

One thing is for certain, we are going to continue enjoying eating and growing in our garden!

 

Thank you Tui for providing opportunities such as this School Challenge, every bag of seed raising mix and packet of seeds has a very far reaching effect...thank you!

 

Westport North School Garden Warriors

Sown for Life!