An enthusiastic group of students from Mossburn school gathered to have a midwinter tidy up of the community no- dig, organic garden they have established in their school grounds. They were surprised to find silver beet, many large potatoes, cabbages and rhubarb all still surviving the cold.
Bags of produce were taken home to share with families. Weeds and the remains of vegetables were put in the compost bin. They were assisted by two Willing Workers On Organic Farms ( WWOOFers), Michael Debney and Matthew Essex who happened to be staying in the Mossburn township. They will help the students plant donated native trees in the school grounds, as well as shift the heritage fruit trees to a better site.
"It is great to see the students involved in learning about growing vegetables,"Debney said. "They were delighted with what was still available from their previous plantings, had fun finding things and were keen to tell us about what they had learned through their on- going garden project."
