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School gardens are a great way for kids to interact with nature and learn about biology, ecology, and environmental stewardship.
NOTE: The ‘Field of Dreams’ is the open space to the south of the MINCZESKI/SEABORG classroom.
Garden Update – September 20th Work Party
We had another (the third) great work party on Sunday, Sept 20th. After having a successful summer growing, I felt a school garden at SELS was a go. If you remember, this past summer was a trial to see how much maintenance and how successful a garden could be in that location. In the cooler mountain [...]
First planting complete
May was a wet, cold month with lots of thunderstorms and variable weather. Getting all the rain was lovely and we so desperately needed it - believe me, there are no complaints here. But, the cool temps and heavy rainfall delayed planting in the bales. Seedlings are tender and delicate and needed a span of [...]
Step 1 Complete!
Thanks to everyone who came out to the work party this past Saturday! We set up 4 rows of straw bales in the grasslands area. In this first summer of the garden, we’re trying a straw bale garden - an easy technique that allows us to plant right into the straw bales without bringing in [...]
School Garden in the Field of Dreams
At the recent SELS Board of Director's meeting on April 13th, the board approved a plan to implement a school garden in the field of dreams. SunMie Won submitted a 3-phase proposal - phase 1 will start this spring of 2015 and go through the summer. The first phase is a trial of the site [...]