Lorraine Nicholls and Jillian Edwards were sick of eating "cheap" chocolate when Easter came around.
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They were concerned about the struggle of NSW farmers during the drought and wanted to help.
So this Easter, they decided to do something special: to sow the seeds of an apple drive that would support those farmers.
Ms Nicholls and Ms Edwards, along with other St Peter's Anglican College Parents and Friends members have now sold hundreds of apples to support struggling farmers and raised money for the school's "Eco-Program" and "Senior School Market Garden".
The programs encourage students to eat locally and live sustainably.
Ms Edwards said they were foodies at heart and wanted to encourage their school community "to think about where their food is coming from, learn about eating seasonally, limit their use of single-use plastic and support struggling farmers".
"Greg and Chris Mouat were delighted to provide St Peter's with beautiful apples and those who have already tried their apples are talking about how incredible they are," Ms Edwards said.
"School families invited neighbours, relatives and colleagues to place orders."
Ms Nicholls, a learning support officer and food technology assistant at the school, was packing bags till 2am on the delivery day.
She said school families, the Broulee Supermarket and Eurobodalla Shire Council, among other organisations and businesses had bought a number of bags.
"The farmers were overwhelmed," she said.
She said there was no wax or stickers on the apples, but the apples were not perfect.
"They come in all shapes and sizes," she said.
The pair said the team would run it next year to support the Batlow community.
"Like much of NSW, Batlow suffered unprecedented drought conditions this year, but like all farmers, devoted all available water to their orchards," Ms Edwards said.
"Three varieties of apples were on offer: Pink Lady, Green Star and Kanzi.
"Sourced from orchardists Greg and Chris Mouat in Batlow, the apple drive also supports the Batlow Fruit Company Pty Ltd as parents were also able to purchase the Batlow Apple Cookbook and jute tote bags."
