Posted: Jul 26, 2021 4:05 PM AT | Last Updated: July 26
With a bit of weeding and water this summer, Port Elgin Regional School s food forest will grow to be an edible landscape for years to come.(Guy LeBlanc) comments
It s part of an English project gone wild, according to Marco Onichino. The former Grade 8 student at Port Elgin Regional School was asked to come up with an idea that would help the environment.
The result? A perennial garden bigger than most classrooms, full of fruit trees, berries and herbs that is designed to thrive for years to come.
Marco s original plan was to plant some trees, which was a good idea, he said. But principal Christoph Becker proposed taking it further.