Working Bee - Sunday Feb28th.

After a welcome gentle downpour on Saturday, our working bee morning broke fine and clear. It was to be a short work day as we had a treat - our Fellow gardener and Masterchef 2013 winner Aaron Brunet was to give us a cooking demonstration. (See the following blog for his creative and delicious ideas).

At this time of the year, there is a lot of work that needs doing in the Sanctuary gardens to stay on top of things as weeds go to seed, compost ingredients pile up, the harvests continue and so on. Here are a few pictures of our working bee today:

There is always compost to turn at the Sanctuary garden as we recycle our 'waste' material into beautiful compost to enrich and nurture our precious soil.

Mike, Riley and Stephanie clear Twitch from the pathway.

Liz's beautiful Garlic chive border in the herb garden - so elegant.

Garlic chives can be used similarly to regular chives and add a garlic flavour and aroma to food.

John and Helen with some of Johns beautiful lettuces - brimming with nutrients and flavour.

John tends his magnificent garden. He tells me that he's now sowing seeds in the glasshouse of fennel and spinach for the next succession of planting.

Sarah shows the convolvulus who's in charge as she clears it from the mountain pawpaw.

Christine, Rosie and Jan clear the noxious weeds from the edge of the food forest. The whole food forest area is transforming into a beautiful parkland area from its original overgrown and neglected condition. Inspirational what many hands can do when working together.

And below are some of the rest of our hard working members from todays working bee (at Aarons masterclass). It was another great turnout with loads of tasks completed.