Central Elementary

Currently, we have an outdoor classroom with 6 raised beds. Our students use these beds to grow the "parts of the plant". (For example, beets for roots in one bed, asparagus for stem in another, cabbage for leaves, etc). However, funds from this grant will allow us to add a circular "color wheel" garden. In this garden, the students will grow vegetables that are the colors in a color wheel. (For example, radish for red; carrots for orange; squash for yellow; lettuce for green; eggplant for blue; and turnips for purple). Our goal is to produce vegetables for our community while connecting it to the arts. The students will internalize the plant life cycle and needs of plants by growing the plants from seed to harvest. The harvested vegetables will be turned into healthy veggie baskets to share at a local nursing home. Other vegetables will be sold at a local farmers market less than a mile from our school. This project will help students give back to our community.