I know it has been a long time since the last posting, but the project has been going from strength to strength in the blog's absence.
To quickly bring you up to date on what has been happening.
Since getting the funding from the Stephanie Alexander Foundation we have been busy redesigning our gardens and where they are being placed. This means that we will have far more garden space than originally planned. the main garden is also closer to the kitchen, so the children will have better access to their fresh produce. the wood fired pizza oven will also be surrounded by the garden. in this garden we are using a garden system developed in Peru. It gives a higher yield from each garden bed, it is easier for the children to access each bed and drastically reduces the amount of water used. we will not need to go to extra expense to put in an irrigation system.In the kitchen we have now installed the majority of kitchen utensils required. We were very lucky to have Harris Scarfe Morayfield come on board as a supporter of this project and they have outfitted the kitchen with all the small electrical appliances and the hand operated ones such as the pasta makers, mandolins, mortar and pestles, etc. Without their backing we would have not been able to have this equipment.
Tupperware also had a successful day at the the kitchen on Tuesday. from the sales that were made on the day, we will be able to purchase some great storage containers for the pantry.
We are also in the process of purchasing 60 aprons for the children to use.
The chicken run is finally under construction, hopefully if the rain holds off we will have the enclosure finished before the Easter break. After the holidays we will finish off the coop and install the chickens.
as mentioned earlier, if the weather stays fine, we will have the chicken run finished and we will also have more garden beds in place.
Until my next update, take care and stay happy!
Ross T
