Today we focussed on harvesting our Autumn crops.
Rawhiti and Tahi children planted seeds in trays to grow and nurture in their classrooms last term. The seeds included carrots (kāreti), beans (pīni), and beetroot (potae). Some of our children delicately created their own seed tape out of toilet paper, which we embedded in our vegetable patch behind the shade house. We also planted seedlings including kohlrabi, radishes (rauropi), kale and lettuces (rētehi).
We were excited to discover that our seedlings had thrived over the school holidays. The tamariki had fun discovering how to identify which vegetables were ready to harvest and how to harvest them with care. Our harvest was so successful we decided to sell our vegetables and herbs to teachers and parents for a Koha so we can fund our next lot of seeds. Some of the Garden Club children enjoyed their vegetables for dinner!
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