This morning VEG’s Josh & Dan had fun leading a workshop with Craigeburn residents in which we installed and planted out a wee roughsawn cypress VEG bed. Here’s some happy snaps that were taken along the way.
Yikes – no pressure!
Step one is always getting there. Big thanks to Carey for having the ute ready to roll with absolutely everything we needed.
After some discussion we decided this was the best spot for the bed. Enough shade and wind protection and one leap from the cafe kitchen!
Whilst Josh got the wonderfully diverse group of participants putting the bed together…
Dan explained the logic behind our chosen spot
The final touches were put on the bed…
And Dan got to know a shovel again…
Many hands making light work…
After a bit of barrowing we realised the trailer was a big barrow!…
Bed full and mulched Dan demonstrated best practice in seedling planting…
Then everyone went nuts!
And cafe goers couldn’t resist a peek 😉
Josh was in his element!
It came up a treat and will look fantastic in about three or four weeks when everything reaches harvest-stage
The crew – great vibes of excitement and several participants wanted to have individual photos with us. It was like being mistaken for Jamie Durie or something! We enjoyed the brief burst of popularity while we could though, don’t you worry about that.
…and with cafe owner Mario
All in all a ripper morning – more photos here and thanks to Sophie Grainge from LaunchBox who took and kindly shared several of the above pics.
