May and the start of a new school term

Al Brown and some of his crew from Depot and Fed Deli came in and helped to plant silverbeet which we will grow and then harvest for them. Al and his chefs will design a dish using the silverbeet and put it on their menu at Depot. Keep posted to see what it will be!
They also helped sieve the compost and and feed the plants with worm tea.
In the kitchen we braised harvested choko, bok choy, tat soi and carrots and made a fried rice with our own wood ear fungi found in our gully. Spiced pumpkin muffins were a treat to follow. Al and his crew sat down to share the meal with us and we even had our plates very professionally cleared by the crew. So much energy and enthusiasm it was an awesome morning and hugely productive.

Term 1 completed!

 At the end of Term 1 the gardens were tidied in preparation for the school holidays. Leaves were collected and tied in to bundles to dry out and be used in the pizza oven and lots of mulch was placed on the pathways around the gardens. Mrs Masters and the gardeners worked so hard and the amount of mulch distributed was huge!
We talked about seeds, collected seeds, toasted seeds and ground seeds. Cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, hollyhock seeds, just to name a few.

  In the kitchen Year 5's made tabouleh, labne, borek and Anzac cookies. Year 4's made super easy cheesy chive puffs that were delicious warm from the oven an Appleslaw, and a green herb pilaf.