Lotofaga Primary School assembles first Kitset nursery

25 August 2023: The Lotofaga Primary School is the first school to be donated a Kitset nursery for their school kitchen garden.

Funded by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives at a cost of $700 each, the small garden nursery is designed to be assembled by the students and comprises pre-cut 40mm PVC pipe, 42 junctions and 4 elbows.

School Principal,  Isitolo Aiomanu assisted the students in what was an engaging and fun activity. The nursery has six slatted wooden shelves and is supplied with both clear plastic and shade cloth coverings.

Some vegetable seedlings were also provided to the school and the aim is for each school that is given a nursery to then buy and plant the vegetable seeds they would like to later transplant to their garden beds. Five schools have been selected to trial the nurseries.

Lotofaga students assembling the Kitset.