This week at Garden to Table we celebrated a milestone:
harvesting the first of our kumara for the season!
David and the senior students had worked hard creating an excellent
new kumara bed, and we are hoping for a great crop this year!
Before the harvest, we said a karakia (blessing). Following tradition, the first harvest of kumara is presented to a respected elder,
and this honour was given to Mrs Hurley.
This tradition reflects practices that many Māori growers still follow:
Begin harvest with karakia
Respect Rongo-mā-Tāne
Keep first-fruit traditions in some form
Emphasise careful handling and curing
Room 5 and Room 2 have been busy the last few weeks!
Other exciting activities they have been doing include:
The great compost bucket race!
Building Bliss Ball snowmen
Eating lots of juicy greens from the garden in our veggie pasta
Getting a good dose of Vitamin C with the first of our lemons
Discovering carrots can be RED!
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