Cornelius Hedges School

Last April, 2014, we built our garden with the help of community volunteers, Montana Conservation Corps volunteers, teachers, and students. We fundraised to be able to purchase lumber, soil, and a fence for our 25ft x 35ft garden, which includes 6 raised beds, 1 for each grade level.

We are requesting additional grant funds through the Whole Kids Foundation, so that we can transform our garden from merely beds of dirt, to an interactive, fully-functioning outdoor classroom to be utilized by all teachers and students at Cornelius Hedges Elementary.

Because our growing season is so short in Montana, we would like to hoop houses over our existing garden beds so that we can extend our growing season further into the academic year. We were able to harvest greens and herbs this fall that we served in the cafeteria on the salad bar-and with additional funds we can continue our growing season past September so that we can grow even more of our own lunch!