Kitchen Garden Update Term 4
Thanks to the beautiful Spring weather, the Stephanie Alexander vegetable garden is starting to flourish. Students have noticed many visible changes since last term. The fruit trees are covered with new leaves and many of them are starting to bear fruit, the seeds planted last term are ready for transplanting into garden beds and everything is green and lush.
Our vegetable garden was once again entered into the annual City of Onkaparinga Mayor’s Garden Competition. Wednesday, 16th October Mayor Erin Thompson, a panel of judges and a photographer arrived to view our beautiful garden. Year 4/5 students hosted the visit which included a tour of the garden as well as answering lots of in-depth questions about the garden and our kitchen-garden program. Stay tuned for the results.
The kitchen garden program is gratefully accepting any Woolworths Discovery Garden seedling kits. If you have any doubles or left overs our Wednesday lunch time garden club students have been enthusiastically caring for them ready for planting out later in the term.
The Year 3/4 classes will be participating in the kitchen garden program this term. We are still in need of helpers!! If you have completed the RAN-EC training and have a current DCSI/DHS clearance to work with children, we would love your help. Please ring or message me of your availability.
Michele Smith
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program Coordinator
Volunteer Mobile 0408 637 850