TfS began in Auckland with the yearly Planting Day being an opportunity for a rural excursion that offered a farm visit and experience outside of the norm for many central city schools. While a rural excursion and tree planting outside of school is still a great learning experience and the highlight of the TfS calendar, TfS has now grown into other regions where many schools and students are very familiar with rural life. Regardless of familiarity with a farm and how to use a spade, TfS planting days still offer a day outdoors for students to plant their trees and experience reserves, farms, rivers, mud, animals, fences, wildlife, cutty grass, spades and worms …..there are always worms
