Students plant vegetables

Umina Public School has taken advantage of the recent rain falling on the Peninsula to increase their vegetable garden plants.

Students from the primary classes have been involved with the school vegetable garden and grow a variety of vegetables for the canteen.

The environment group meets each week at lunch time and spends time weeding, planting, watering and picking ripe plants.

Last week students were able to pick lettuce, bok choy, celery and parsley.

"They also planted some carrot seeds in the garden and look forward to watching them germinate and grow," said teacher Ms Sonja Stein.

There were a few weeds that students removed and immediately recycled by giving them to the worm farm to feed the worms along with canteen and lunch food scraps.

"The vegetable garden has been a great success over the past year and is now quiet a focal point in the school grounds," said Ms Stein.

"The fact that children have an active role in growing their own food will have long lasting benefits to all those involved."

Press release, August 16 Sonja Stein, Umina Primary School