Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who have helped us to get the Kitchen Garden Program off to a great start this year. We thank you for your ongoing support and we hope the signing up process is easier for you to manage.

Coming up in the garden this week, the Grade 4’s will be honing their wheelbarrow and tool skills and will be helping to create a new garden outside of The Shuk. This is an exciting way to learn how to prepare small container gardens which will ensure harvesting herbs and salad ingredients will be a lot easier from the kitchen. Keep posted for photos of the students preparing their containers. Well done to 4B for creating some big containers and planting some scrumptious Cos Lettuce last week.

The Grade 5’s have started their science investigations and are looking at the wonderful world of seeds. A great way to start their journey for taking responsibility, and being aware of, how an organic garden thrives and survives. We are looking forward to keep on investigating what can be grown from seed and are eager to utilise those plants that have given us the chance to produce so much more food.

Look forward in the kitchen this week to be tasting our yummy, slightly irregular shaped, carrots! Our beetroots are ready for harvest and our basil will taste great with the many cherry tomatoes growing. The corn keeps growing and we have a few surprises coming like Golden Nugget Pumpkin, Sugar Snap Peas, Onions and Zucchini. For those that love their cucumbers, you will want to taste the sweetness of our amazing Apple Cucumbers and look forward to preserving some Pickling Cucumbers.

Look forward to seeing you outside and in the kitchen.

Take Care

The KGP Team.

Well done to the 2014 Grade 5 Graduates on setting up the garden to ensure that fresh produce will be available to the next group of gardeners and chefs. They have worked really smart and hard to allow the garden to survive the loneliness of the summer holidays and allow it to flourish. The chickens will miss them but they are always welcome back anytime. Don’t forget us in Grade 6 and have a wonderful year and we hope you will take the skills and attitudes with you wherever you tread in this world.

Warm wishes from your teachers,

Nikki, Adam and Julie.

We, 5C, were there for the chooks arrival. Excitedly lead by Raphi we helped the chooks settle into their new home. They are very friendly and have just started laying small golden brown eggs  J

Sharing the garden and our garden class was a highlight. Students of all ages wowed the visitors with their garden knowledge and tips -many grandparents left excited to try them at home!!! It was nice to see people of all ages appreciating the space and our efforts.

A fabulous event on so many levels!