School Garden Network at Lindley Elementary!

Thursday at Lindley Elementary was a lovely day for our School Garden Network meeting!
Pictured here are Leah Klaproth, Eliza Hudson, Yvonne Foster, Mica Cohen Jones, Kelly Misiak, Palmer McIntyre, Linda Mooth, and Sherrill Meldau.

Thank you Whole Foods for the yummy refreshments!

Starting the Year with Compost and Scuppernongs!

At Greensboro Montessori, we're starting the year with a lot of harvesting!   Scuppernongs, the state fruit of North Carolina, are a constant favorite and are being enjoyed daily during recess and gardening classes.  

We're also preparing our beds for fall crops, which involves lots of compost.  The students love finding all the critters as they distribute the finished compost!   Worms and pillbugs are always exciting and it's fun to be surprised by the centipedes and millepedes.   Snakes and toads are more rare and get everyone's attention when they come to visit us while we're working in the gardens.

Garden Recovery Act

Before: What maternity leave will do to your garden.

After: What an afternoon of sheet mulching with 7th graders can do to your garden.

Want to know more about sheet mulching?  View this video: 

Morehead Elementary Garden Harvest

Green beans, pumpkins, Swiss chard and tomatoes - also ready to harvest sweet potatoes.

and here is the first sample:

More Farmer's Market at Lindley,
go Palmer!

The Farmers Market at Lindley this morning was lovely! They have created quite a community around the school markets this year. Can't wait to visit the next one in the spring...

Join us at Lindley Elementary Saturday Morning for their
FARMERS MARKET! see the calendar for details