Mulberry Thief

Purple

The colour in a spring garden is glorious after months of only green.

English Mulberry

Blueberries

Lavender

Globe Artichoke

Eggplant

Purple Podded Peas

Sage Flowers

Is anyone out there?

I have a large number of blogs that I visit and granted I don't comment on them all but I was wondering today if anyone out there is actually reading this or if it's for my own entertainment. Not that I really mind I just wanted to share with others and think maybe the others out there are just my imaginary friends. If you have a moment let me know you are there,I like friends.

Red Centred Lime

Donut Peach

Anyway Spring is officially here.Today was a glorious day filled with music lessons, sports carnivals in the sun and freshly baked bread. Lots of eager plants are awaiting their transfer into the big garden beds and we are starting to pick food daily from our garden.(Granted the kids eat it before they leave for school but I am not complaining about children that get disappointed that there is not enough peas )



The weekend will probably involve some more paving,gardening and taxi-ing but hey that is what being alive is all about.
Have a great weekend and enjoy the sunshine if you are lucky enough to have some.

Oh Ok then

Well since I found the time to write that I would find the time I thought a quick update wouldn't hurt.

Currently Eating

Frizzle Lettuce
Cape Gooseberries
Blueberries
Strawberries
Sugar Snap Peas
Broad Beans
White Star Potatoes

"Honey" our mixed bantam getting cuddles from Roh.

Currently Growing
The above plus
Black and Red Kale
Purple Podded Peas
Rhubarb
Sweet Potato
Celery
Beetroot
Sugar loaf Cabbages
Raspberries
Edible flowers
Plus what's slowly developing on the trees

The joy of springtime Strawberries...there are never enough!

Currently in seed trays
Fat Bastard Asparagus
Lazy Housewife Bean
Mini Cabbages
Sweet and Striped Cucumbers
Bull's Blood Beetroot
Baby Cos Lettuce
Mixed Heirloom Pumpkins
Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes
Gem Squash
Stars and Moon Watermelon
Black Beauty Zucchini
Mini white cucumber
Corn



and last but not least....

Happy Birthday Baby Boy! Pace shares his birthday cake with his older brothers.(Lala was away)

"Waves"

Hi
I am still here. So much is happening and although I have taken tonnes of photos I have not had the time to upload and share them. Maybe once school has gone back I will allocate myself a day. Until then hello and happy gardening!

Welcome Spring!

or at least I will when it arrives.

Oh well at least the new plants that went in yesterday will be happy.

Sustainable Schools

I had the pleasure of spending the weekend at the annual WACSSO (Western Australian Council of State School Organisations) conference. We were privileged to hear from many excellent keynote speakers but the ones that stood out to me were those from Sustainable Schools. Environmentally two schools stood out a mile with their innovative and environmental focus to schooling.
Australind Senior High School used a vacant piece of grass and transformed it into an Earth Garden complete with chickens, worm farms and outside classroom. Senior students completed brick laying courses at the local TAFE to built the raised garden beds and students from the Home Economics rooms located next door harvest and cook with the produce. Really what could be better,
Harmony Primary School in Atwell, a school close to my heart, has recently increased their growing space with the addition of 7 aquaponics grow beds with 150 Rainbow Trout in the winter and barramundi in the Summer.
These students are responsible for maintenance, promoting and selling of their harvest and livestock. They are also a WA pilot school for the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Gardens Scheme.

I also heard stories from around my table of other schools that are on this sustainable path.
What a fabulous resource for our children. This truly is the future and hopefully these children take their skills home and plant in their own garden and inspire their parents.

As Richard Joyce from Friends of the Earth said " It is too late to leave it up to our children, that was thirty years ago.We need to be making the changes for them."

An inspiring weekend and one that has increased my desire to see this happen at my own school.