School Vegetable Garden Competition: Aranui School aims to build long-standing programme
19 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Aranui School and their gardening group have loved learning about, and eating, their fresh vegetables. Photo / Bevan Conley
Aranui School and their gardening group have loved learning about, and eating, their fresh vegetables. Photo / Bevan Conley
Whanganui Chronicle
Logan Tutty visits Aranui School to check out how the students gardening journey is going.
Aranui School hopes the groundwork they are laying in their gardening project will encourage future students to continue the programme.
Principal Maryann Roberts said a garden group of around 10 students from the senior class, Poutama, were in charge of the garden.
School Vegetable Garden Competition: Brunswick School loving the therapeutic side
18 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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The Middle Room of Brunswick School has taken over the school s gardening duties, and are enjoying their journey. Photo / Bevan Conley
The Middle Room of Brunswick School has taken over the school s gardening duties, and are enjoying their journey. Photo / Bevan Conley
Logan Tutty visited Brunswick School to see what they ve created.
The opportunity to compete in the School Vegetable Garden Competition paired perfectly with Brunswick School s prior knowledge and space for growing outdoors.
Beth Berry, teacher in charge of the project, said the school had always tried to make the most of the ample space on their rural block.
Schools take up gardening challenge
9 Mar, 2021 01:04 AM
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Gareth Carter is ready with the product to promote the Springvale Garden Centre School Vegetable Garden Competition. Photo / Paul Brooks
Gareth Carter is ready with the product to promote the Springvale Garden Centre School Vegetable Garden Competition. Photo / Paul Brooks
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Local primary schools are about to start competing in the Springvale Garden Centre School Vegetable Garden Competition, and if you think that s a mouthful, wait till the harvest is in!
Thanks to sponsorship and support from Tui, Yates, Eastown Timber & Fencing, Sealandia, Ican, Whanganui Chronicle and, of course, Springvale Garden centre, schools will receive a starter pack which includes timber for a raised garden bed, along with stakes (Eastown); 10 vegetable seedling punnets (Zealandia); six packets of vegetable seeds (Yates); five b