Warragul Primary School celebrated the opening of its new bush food garden with a special ceremony on Thursday.
The garden, part of the not-for-profit group Landcare's "Learning with Landcare" program, took an unused garden bed and filled it with a new range of native bush food species.
It was planted two weeks ago by student council representatives across all grades at the school, with all plants donated by Latrobe Catchment Landcare Network and Peppermint Ridge Farm.
With students independently caring for the plants, the hope is they will be able to see the fruits of their labours in the months to come.
Native bush foods specialist Julie Weatherhead and Peppermint Ridge Farm's Anthony Hooper visited the school to teach students about the plants and just how delicious they can be.
After learning how to plant the different varieties, students had the chance to taste the plants in action when they were given a finger lime cordial and lemon myrtle Anzac biscuits.
"A garden needs to be used and appreciated," Latrobe Catchment Landcare Network facilitator and project officer Caroline Hammond said.
"And these plants will thrive when being harvested (pruned) regularly. I was so impressed to see the student council representatives at Warragul Primary really enjoying tasting and smelling the variety of plants we have planted."
Other local primary schools involved in the program include Willow Grove Primary School and Warragul Regional College.