Me and a few other students went on a tree planting trip to Mrs Fowlers farm! I never knew she had a farm in the beginning, so I was a bit surprised to hear it. This group was hand picked, but we could decide if we wanted to go or not. Even though the fee for the bus was $20, I still went so I could get a new opportunity. As I had never been tree planting before!

The bus ride felt like it was about 20 minutes long, I was sitting next to Chad’s dad which felt pretty awkward. Although my friends Joel and Joshua C sat in front of me so I was talking with them the whole way through. And when I saw Mrs Fowler’s farm… I did NOT expect to see what I saw.

Her farm was so big! It was practically a villa! She had these really cute sheep in the paddock, obviously, they weren’t tame. But they were so adorable. There was even a black lamb. We met this lady who was in charge of the trees for survival, and she was telling us the rules on how to plant trees, and to keep them a metre apart.

He had to put these fertiliser tablet things before we planted the tree to help them grow healthier, I assumed it was like a tree’s vitamin tablets. Multiple trees were spread across this big slope, and there was like some sort of a marsh land and the very bottom. Sassy was with us, she helped to motivate everyone.

I noticed this really big tree that needed to be planted, I asked the lady about it and she said I’d need some people to help me. Luckily, Joshua C, Joel, and Matthew B came along to help. We managed to dig some of the dirt, but most of it was clay, so we got this really cool machine to dig for us. And we put in a tablet, planted it and made sure it was sturdy. 

That day, my group and I managed to plant 4 big trees. I know it doesn’t seem like a lot.. But it was hard work planting them! And overall I planted about 25. But in total with everyone who came, we planted 700 trees! Which was a big accomplishment for everyone. 

Lunch came and Mrs Fowler hosted a sausage sizzle, there was pork, beef, and vegetarian. Although I had one, some kids had 5+ sausages. I’m not sure how they could psychically stomach those down, but my mind changed when I saw it. I was so tired, my eyes were struggling to stay open. But overall the day was really fun, dirty, but fun!