Family Garden Day at Cone Elementary

Sarah Crawford, school garden educator and Deb Caludsian, ESL teacher at Cone 

delivered a load of compost donated from White Street Landfill

 to blend with soil in the raised beds.

 School children attending the garden event enjoyed shoveling and filling beds. 

Sarah also demonstrated seedling thinning, watering and fertilizing.

Foodcorps service member Quina Weber-Shirk shared vermiculture activities 

which were very exciting and engaging for the children!

 

Master Gardener Jean Aller shared a presentation on container gardening which 

can be done with very little gardening space at home.

Sarah Crawford, garden educator, also demonstrated seedling 

thinning, watering and fertilizing.

Brooks Global students supplied the transplants used in the garden as part of 

their service learning project.

It takes a village of parents, teachers, students, and school garden volunteers to

 make for a lovely hands-on experience!