Jia Yun and Amy staking and stringing the peas
All staked and ready to grow straight
Potato tires/bins below bed 4
Robin
Keen minds and hands setting up a "herb spiral" for the permaculture planting session
Sal spreading out some gypsum
Laura on growing herbs this season
And in less than an hour we were ready to plant in some herbs!
Daniel transplants some lavender on the top layer (note the water crystals on the lower right!)
Efficient watering...
The herb sprial (herbs requiring high moisture on the bottom, dry tolerant herbs on the top):
parsley, sliverbeet, beetroot, strawberry, brithday candles, lavender
Mulching with fallen leaves
A most impressive project
Laura and SalGreat stuff, yeah? I have to say, I've never seen and done anything quite like it. More to come next semester!
Next Wednesday 10-12pm, ANUGreen will be coming around to video the garden and the wonderful work that we do. Everyone is welcome to come, and be forever remembered in history as having been involved with the Organic Garden...!
Hello to all the new members of the mailing list!
See you all next week.
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! The SLC Recipe Corner!
Recipe #2
Hearty Vegetable Soup (submitted by Jenn McMillin)
1/2 packet soup mix (beans, barley, lentils)
1 1/2 L chicken or vegetable stock
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, diced
1 sweet potato, diced
100g pumpkin, diced
1 turnip, diced
1 parsnip, diced
2 celery stalks, sliced
7 black peppercorns
1 tsp dried thyme
Place all ingredients in a large pot, bring to the boil and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
(Keep sending in your recipes to lawrence.g.ang@gmail.com. And if it's in season, we'll put it up!)
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