Rick Stiebel

B次元官网网址 Gazette staff

Royal Bay secondary students will have to patiently wait for autumn harvest to see the results of of the effort they put in last Friday.

About 50 students in the schoolB次元官网网址檚 culinary arts program got down and dirty at the Lohbrunner Community Farm Co-operative, planting potatoes that will be used by the aspiring culinary artists.

The plan is to get the students to return in the fall to help with the harvest, said volunteer and farm co-operative member, Joan Varley.

B次元官网网址淭hat way theyB次元官网网址檒l be involved with planting and getting to see the fruits of their labours,B次元官网网址� she said.

The planting event with the students was part of the farmB次元官网网址檚 community outreach. Several recent open houses there saw participants encouraged to take tours and assist with weeding and planting.

B次元官网网址淲e want to connect the community with farming and where their food comes from and give them a sense of what goes on at a farm,B次元官网网址� Varley said.

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