Monthly Archives: April 2011

The Annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale and Celebration!

By Winslow Carroll | Published: April 26, 2011
Springtime at the Edible Schoolyard means all hands on deck for the annual Mother’s Day Plant Sale and Celebration, coming up on Saturday, May 7th.  In preparation, the gardeners have been guiding students through the process of sowing, tending, watering and transplanting thousands of seedlings to sell at the Plant Sale.  The kitchen staff is [...]
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Families come to the Edible Schoolyard

By Elena Garcia | Published: April 19, 2011
This year, the Edible Schoolyard has initiated its first ever grade-specific Family Workdays! Students are invited to bring their families to the garden and embark on a morning of garden work followed by a delicious lunch. Community Workdays – where anyone is welcome to come pitch in – continue to be held once each year [...]
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Springtime in the Garden

By Sasha Harris-Lovett | Published: April 12, 2011
After our week of torrential rain, spring has sprung in the garden!  The lilacs, daffodils, and crab apple trees are in full bloom, showering the garden with a profusion of color.  The tender young asparagus stalks are just beginning to reach above their bed of winter mulch.  The artichokes are putting up their delicious flowering [...]
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Bringing the Edible Schoolyard Home

By Winslow Carroll | Published: April 5, 2011
This week, as Martin Luther King Middle School heads off for spring break and the staff of the Edible Schoolyard takes to the road or enjoys a stay-cation, we wanted to welcome a new voice to the Journal.  Griselda Cooney is a much-loved Edible Schoolyard Kitchen volunteer.  Every Thursday morning, Griselda arrives at ESY bright-eyed [...]
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