Enviro Group Gore Main School: Raised Garden Bed

Term 3 was an eventful term for the Gore Main School Envirogroup. On our vision map we indicated that we wanted a new 'raised garden' because the old garden was damp and the soil was hard to work. After our garden had been robbed we felt discouraged with the old plot and we wanted a fresh new one! So... we built 2 new raised garden beds! Wahoo! Our school community was behind the project 100%. The timber for the project was completely donated by a Gore Main School family. We had a group of helpers that worked together to plan and build the garden. Once the timber framing was constructed the Envirogroup worked hard to fill the plots, firstly with gravel, topsoil and then nutrient rich fertilizer! Once the plots were fill of soil each classroom at Gore Main School was given a vegetable to look after, for example Room 1 (carrots) and Room 2 (radishes). This involved every classroom and child at the school and children have been popping down to the gardens to check on their plants. Some children in the school decided to take on the 'duty' of ensuring that the plants had ample water. The raised gardens have been very successful and the children are enjoying seeing things grow and being a part of the process. The gardens have been an integral part of the curriculum over the last few terms, for example classes writing instructions on how to prepare radishes.