Rotation 3

Students from rotation three finished mulching, cleaned the job site and carried all of our trash away. They also planted some spinach and watered all of the new plantings.

Rotation 2

Students from the second rotation planted 4 variety of lettuce and mulched some pathways just like the first rotation. They also moved rocks around to help again erosion and weeds.

Rotation 1

Students from the rotation one class mulched some of the pathways and planted 4 variety of kale. They learned that mulching helps with water conservation, erosion and weed control.

Kale, Lettuce and Spinach

Welcome, Rows

Thank you to Laura, Polly, and Sally for all of their help for getting the rows in place so the fifth grades can begin their planting. They were able to make a sixth row which means more veggies!! We want to give a super big thank you to Charlotte for organizing everything and getting the task completed quickly. The fifth graders are very appreciative. All of you guys rock!!

Goodbye, Nut Grass!!

After

Before

We are pleased to announce that the nut grass has been removed. Over the weekend, many volunteers pitched in and helped remove all of the weeds and nut grass. This was a huge task. We want to thank everyone who took time last weekend to help make this difficult job a success. Some of the volunteers came both days this weekend!! We can't thank you enough: Polly, Isabell, Cristina, Sally, Jeff, Ray and Matt. Some students even come to help as well. Patricio, Max and Ollie were rock stars. We want to give a big special thanks to Charlotte for organizing the effort and truly making this event happen and successful. Thank you to everyone!! We can't wait to make things grow.

Fall Garden Prepping

It's time to begin thinking about our fall garden. We have two major issues: drainage and nut grass. A wonderful gentleman named John Barr donated his time and effort to help us with the drainage problem. He was able to use some existing and new rocks along with a large pvc pipe to correct the situation. We are awaiting anxiously for a downpour and crossing our fingers to validate his incredibly hard work. Besides fixing the drainage issue, his work added previously unusable space so that our garden will be bigger and better than in the past. Thank you, John Barr!! We truly appreciate your kindness, expertise and effort for our garden!!