Charlotte Avenue Elementary

We hope to create an inclusive community of involved gardeners including students, teachers, parents, and neighbors that will support and sustain a garden in years to come at the Charlotte Ave School. It would be the first garden in the Nashua school system. We envision a raised bed garden filled with herbs, vegetables, and edible flowers that will replace the monoculture lawn. Children will be able to smell mint and cilantro, watch the tomatoes bud, flowers grow, and pull fresh carrots right out of the ground. The central location will allow students to watch the progress of “their” plants during recess, before and after school, as well as visiting the garden during school hours to learn with our hands in the dirt. In the morning, community volunteers will stop by the garden to weed, water and tend. After school, we will gather for events that improve our connections while we gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between the garden and the food we eat.