Mill Road Intermediate School

The Mill Road School Garden is a vibrant outdoor educational space for Red Hook's Elementary School students to learn and grow from hands-on environmental programming. Its purpose is to guide our inquisitive children to a greater understanding of the natural world around them, feeding their inherent curiosity about everything from the soil beneath our feet to the foods we eat. Core subjects like Math, Science, Social Studies and ELA are woven into every lesson, reinforcing the classroom's curriculum through experiential learning. Garden educators and classroom teachers work together to develop garden curriculum that seeks to instill a sense of stewardship and appreciation for our community and those that live within it. Lessons in the garden include not only horticulture, composting, and sustainability, but also map making, creature studies, cooking, problem solving, life cycles and more!

Our garden provides fresh produce to the cafeteria and student volunteers, known as the Green Team, help divert over 1,800 pounds of food waste from the landfill every year! We have onsite composting that all goes back into supporting a healthy garden!