Take a peek into our winter gardening season-- the days may be short but they certainly are not dull! Here's a bit of what our students have been up to:
The 7th grade Foxes have been spending some time exploring the ins and outs of the food system and its many interconnected threads. We are looking forward to a visit to the Helping Hands food pantry in Colton to help stock shelves alongside Colton High School students this Spring.
River Otters have successfully started their Aquaponic growing model and are exploring the careful balance of the nitrification cycle. We've been taking advantage of nice days to sheet mulch weedy areas in the garden and build our soil.
Blue Herons continue their soil investigations in preparation for soil medium experiments and garden planning. We will also be culminating an amphibian study unit by sprucing up the rain garden and building frog habitat.
Dragonflies and Oak Leaves are becoming seed experts and experimenting with mini "greenhouses" to watch the germination process in action.
Garden Makers have been busy making found object art, bird feeders, beet hummus and homemade herb butter!
As the soil slowly warms and days grow longer, we are looking forward to planning our garden and seed starting in our green houses!
The 7th grade Foxes have been spending some time exploring the ins and outs of the food system and its many interconnected threads. We are looking forward to a visit to the Helping Hands food pantry in Colton to help stock shelves alongside Colton High School students this Spring.
River Otters have successfully started their Aquaponic growing model and are exploring the careful balance of the nitrification cycle. We've been taking advantage of nice days to sheet mulch weedy areas in the garden and build our soil.
Blue Herons continue their soil investigations in preparation for soil medium experiments and garden planning. We will also be culminating an amphibian study unit by sprucing up the rain garden and building frog habitat.
Dragonflies and Oak Leaves are becoming seed experts and experimenting with mini "greenhouses" to watch the germination process in action.
Garden Makers have been busy making found object art, bird feeders, beet hummus and homemade herb butter!
As the soil slowly warms and days grow longer, we are looking forward to planning our garden and seed starting in our green houses!