School Street School

Program Type: 
Garden Classrooms
Grade Level/Age Group: 
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Number of Individuals Program Serves: 
100
Year Founded: 
2013
About the Program: 

We have eight raised garden beds. They were built with the help of a Home Depot grant and volunteers. Students have helped tend these gardens since 2008. Every May, we hold a Garden Club on Thursday afternoons from 3:00 - 4:00. Students learn about seeds, soil, worms and companion planting.

This year I want to have a Seed to Market approach with students investigating what crop would grow well in our climate, what would be easy to maintain, what we could harvest and then sell for a profit. The money would be used to sustain Garden Club expenses such as mulch, compost, seeds, tools, etc....

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