Harvest Table

Matariki is a time to celebrate the bounties of the

earth.  We do this collectively by contributing to the harvest table.  Whanau and tamariki are invited to put onto the table preserves, flower and vegetable seeds, seedlings, autumn leaves, grains or legumes they will be using over the cold winter months to boost their soups, stews and cereals.  Contribute spices, things you have grown, honey, recipes and anything that reminds us of Autumn.  

what's in your kete?

This is an ideal opportunity to introduce tamariki to the different kinds of treasures that are in abundance around us.  Encourage tamariki to feel the different textures, smell the different spices, and try other grains, fruit and vegetables.  Above all – encourage the nurturing essence the table brings, the sharing and giving of one’s labour.

The hands that toil in the soil of Papatuanuku are connected and focused, and from this small deed of giving grows kindness and love and the anticipation of what they will bring to the table next year.

  

Our Harvest Table will be in the foyer of the school office from next week.  Each time you put something on the table please take a hauhake card from the basket.  Hauhake is the Maori meaning for harvest.  We will avoid tinned food this year and aim to build a seed bank and have the tamariki grow produce for next year’s harvest table.

This is the timeline for this year’s Harvest Table:

16 – 20 May               Harvest Table begins.

Bring along…. Legumes – chickpeas, lentils, spices, herbs, grains, 
nuts, oats, buckwheat, autumn leaves and seeds

  

23 – 27 May      Bring along….  Flower and vegetable seeds, seedlings, homemade jams, preserves, chutneys etc

         

30 May – 3 June     Bring along…Recipes for making jams, chutneys, hummus, pesto, soups etc. Longer lasting fresh produce such as 
lemons, onions, potatoes, kumara, pumpkins,

  

6 – 10 June    Bring along…more of the above….AND less perishable 
fresh produce eg. Carrots, limes, …

    

13 – 16 June Perishable goods e.g. fruit, vegetables, homemade 
loaves, cakes, bread etc
      

Thursday 16 June    Sharing day when you can swap your card for 
anything on the harvest table.

  

Let's make our Harvest Table bigger and better than in past years!!