Spiritwood Manor

The gardens at Spiritwood Manor will make it possible for the students to utilize this communal space as a place to learn and socialize in a positive way with fellow peers and community members. The garden will be available to all children and their families who attend the Spiritwood Manor Site. As the site is on the grounds of Section 8 apartments there are plenty of families that could benefit from learning about the importance of health, nutrition, and community through a hands on Garden Project focusing on art, science, math, and health.
The goal is to provide enough fruits and vegetables to provide a raw veggie snack for all 39 kids and to be able to use some of the produce for Friday Cooking Classes. The other five beds will be used for non-edible plants as a learning tool for the kids to learn about the biology of different plants. We will also implement the garden in our art program, as the kids will be instructed to draw or paint still life images of different plants. The programming for art, science, math and health will all use the garden in their rotation of activities during after school and summer programs.