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Growing Veggies at School and Home is Fun and Important!

26/11/2021

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At St Joes we think it's great to grow veggies and fruit at school, for so many reasons.
We hope that seeing what the students do might inspire you to start growing the veggies you like at home. 
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This week we will be planting beans, snow peas, more carrots, and zucchinis.  


GenR8Change (a Health support group who are making the healthier choice the easier choice for people living in the southern grampians, especially children) put out a great article to explain why growing your own food is so important. https://www.genr8change.com/ 

There are a multitude of reasons to start growing your own produce. Here are our top five:

HEALTHIER Growing your own organic produce will reduce exposure to chemicals typically used to prevent produce deterioration.

NUTRITIONAL The nutrient content of produce declines when stored over time. Seasonal and locally grown produce is fresher and more nutrient dense- helping to support healthy bodies

SUSTAINABLE Home-grown produce travels from your backyard to your kitchen. This eliminates packaging and reduces environmental burden from food transportation.

TASTIER Seasonally grown produce is typically fresher and tastes better- produce ripened on the vine or tree is harvested when ready to eat and at its best nutritionally.

FAMILY TIME Growing your own produce not only provides a relaxing family activity, it’s also a wonderful form of exercise. Harvesting produce from your own garden is also a fun way to encourage kids to try new foods.

Get outside and get your hands dirty this weekend!


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Check It Before You Chuck It!

19/11/2021

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This week is Recycling Week and in our Sustainability classes we learnt about the recycling symbols on packaging and how we can Check It Before We Chuck It! at home and at school. We made posters to take home and put on the fridge to remind everyone how to sort your waste and put it in the right bins.
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WE PLANTED SUMMER VEGGIES THIS WEEK

16/11/2021

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We excitedly planted our summer veggies this week in the garden beds with our new drip watering system.  Students loved seeing the drip system turn on and off automatically to keep our new veggies well watered.  Here's what we planted this week: tomato, pumpkin, cucumber, corn, capsicum, cabbage and basil seedlings. Also sunflower, pumpkin, bean, corn and carrot seeds.  If you’re planting your veggie garden at home it's a good time to get all these veggies in.
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Our Drip Watering System Is In

12/11/2021

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Thanks to all the parents and students who did a fantastic job on Sunday, installing the watering system and weeding and tidying the veggie garden.  Our senior students have added bark mulch to the paths now, and it looks fantastic.  We can’t wait to plant our summer veggies in the next few weeks.  Thanks for all your hard work. Now we won't have to have a Holiday Watering Roster this year!
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WE PLANTED OUR GALLIPOLI OAK

7/11/2021

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We received a Gallipoli Oak seedling a few years ago, and now it's big enough to plant. Mrs Fitzgerald, Ella, Thomas, Connor, Hannah and Mae planted it on Sunday.  They also planted some Mary McKillop Callistemons around it and a beautiful Silky Oak in the Indigenous garden.  The native plants were part of a Seedling Bank Grant for our Tree Day activities.
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    Sustainability at St Josephs

    At St Joseph’s we inspire our students and our community to care for God’s world by conserving natural resources, through positive daily actions.   We aim to provide practical environmental education in all aspects of school life and stimulate environmental consciousness for a sustainable future.
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