We have seen immense change come to our garden over the past few months. The snow and freezing weather have made it somewhat difficult to develop the garden space. But despite these challenges, we have jumpstarted our compost, vermicomposting, and mulching projects with Springwater students.
Last Friday, the River Otters and Blue Herons participated in a great day of mulching new areas of the garden, getting one step closer to finishing our garden development. The Blue Herons have been learning all about red wiggler worms and have made a home for our new worms in three bins near the shed. They learned how to layer the necessary ingredients to provide a good habitat for these helpful creatures.
Springwater students and garden classes are looking forward to planting and imagining the beautiful and bountiful possibilities of the garden. Both Fox classes are designing, developing, and acquiring the necessary materials and plants to build an orchard in the west end of the garden. We can’t wait to see what it will look like!
We want to thank the community partners and donors who have supported our garden program over the past few months. Food Waves is a non-profit who has supported our garden by providing us with raised beds, seeds, plant starts, and greenhouse tables. We are happy to partner with them again this year to provide food for Springwater students and to finish our orchard project in the garden. Pistils Nurserygenerously provided the first of the worms for the vermicomposting project. Home Depot and Boyd’s Coffee have also provided mulching materials for our many garden projects.
A final thank you for all the parents and volunteers who have provided leaves, straw, and work time out in the garden, supporting the garden program and the development of this space for Springwater students and families.
Last Friday, the River Otters and Blue Herons participated in a great day of mulching new areas of the garden, getting one step closer to finishing our garden development. The Blue Herons have been learning all about red wiggler worms and have made a home for our new worms in three bins near the shed. They learned how to layer the necessary ingredients to provide a good habitat for these helpful creatures.
Springwater students and garden classes are looking forward to planting and imagining the beautiful and bountiful possibilities of the garden. Both Fox classes are designing, developing, and acquiring the necessary materials and plants to build an orchard in the west end of the garden. We can’t wait to see what it will look like!
We want to thank the community partners and donors who have supported our garden program over the past few months. Food Waves is a non-profit who has supported our garden by providing us with raised beds, seeds, plant starts, and greenhouse tables. We are happy to partner with them again this year to provide food for Springwater students and to finish our orchard project in the garden. Pistils Nurserygenerously provided the first of the worms for the vermicomposting project. Home Depot and Boyd’s Coffee have also provided mulching materials for our many garden projects.
A final thank you for all the parents and volunteers who have provided leaves, straw, and work time out in the garden, supporting the garden program and the development of this space for Springwater students and families.