Full Day of Ministry/Labor
Following a purity seminar at Pernier school yesterday morning, the COH team introduced ‘tire gardening’ to the 6th graders. It was a well-received project that the students took seriously. The photo above shows the onions and leeks in one of the tires. Other plants were bell-pepper, chard and spinach…all thanks to Double Harvest!
The team puts the finishing touches on small benches that will be placed with matching tables for pre-schoolers. The benches were finally taken inside after dark. All-in-all, it was a long, full, fulfilling day. Today….REST at the beach.
April 11, 2010 at 2:26 am
This was our first trial run with the tires. We planted onions, peppers and chard. The onions did the best and were used in lunch preparation for the students. I don’t believe the students have carried on with this project, especially now that schools have been closed for a while. Old tires are so readily available here and make great planters. I’m not knowledgeable enough in the various plants grown here to provide reasonable info. Our most successful sustainable project thus far has been our pig and goat project that is functioning in the province.