Hamilton Central School's Seed To Table Program
Program Type:
Academic Classrooms, Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group:
High School, Middle School, Upper Elementary, Lower Elementary
Number of Individuals Program Serves:
500
Year Founded:
2011
About the Program:
Our raised garden bed "seed to table" program began in 2011. We currently have five 12' x 4' raised garden beds in use. We also have a small pumpkin patch, as well as several composting bins used for replacement soil within our raised beds.
Our school also has a greenhouse, where many of the plants that are planted in our raised beds are started and cared for by students, until the weather is optimum to plant outside.
All vegetables that are grown in our greenhouse and raised garden beds are donated to our school lunch program during the school year, and to our local food cupboard while school is not in session in the summer months.