The first harvest from the vegie garden took place last week and, first of all, a big "thank you" to Anna, Branka and Veronica for making the project such a success and so worthwhile for their students. The garden has been a talking point among staff, students and visitors alike and has become something of a focal point for the centre. The quality of the produce was much better than we had expected and Patrick the gardener' recommendation to use sheep manure was probably the key.

The four classes involved all enjoyed a stir-fry using Anna's electric wok and the balance of the crop was sold to the students- a variety of vegetables, each bag sold for 50 cents.

Some vegies are not quite ready for harvest (for e.g. broccoli) and once the harvest is complete we will have to make a decision as to whether to sow anything in the hot weather.