Friday, September 6, 2013

Welcome Back!

Hey Y'all! Welcome back to another year of Garden Club!! We have expanded substantially since last year. Today our meeting included Isabell, Lane, Liberty, Lexi, Paulina, Eloise, Petal, Jillian, Nina, Katy, Tommie, Tanya, Amelia, Ivy, Emily, Henry, Sophia, Estelle, Eso and Todd. Quite a gathering, with kids from sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. 

Our garden is remarkably forest-like. The corn is over a meter tall and the strawberries are amazingly tasty! There was plenty of work to do today, and the old-timers were extremely gracious in showing the ropes to our new members. The jobs were divided up, two old-timers and one new member per job. The majority of the work was general maintenance, as the garden was in need of much sweeping and squeegeeing after the summer. 

We are all looking forward to our year in the garden, as we continue working together to help it grow and thrive. 
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The 2011-2012 Gardening Season Begins!

Our middle school gardening team has been busy planning their first project of the year. Last week they met during park lunch and decided on what fun things they would do with our first grade. Students thought it was time to amend the soil in our SIP containers and to plant strawberries and greens! This week they welcomed the first graders to the science deck garden. Students taught our first graders how to plant seedlings. Everyone was thrilled to see that our worms were still healthy and happy after the summer break. Please stay tuned for upcoming events and projects!

PHS Garden Club Welcomes Su-Wun Harris

PHS Garden Club Welcomes Su-Wun Harris
Planning and Planting

Happy Holidays From the Garden Club and 1st Grade Gardeners!

Happy Holidays From the Garden Club and 1st Grade Gardeners!
A pretty pot and loving message for those near and dear!

PHS Gardeners at Fort Mason Community Garden

PHS Gardeners at Fort Mason Community Garden

Another Productive Day With PHS First Grade!

A Wonderful Week for PHS Gardeners

The week was full of activity for all PHS gardeners. Tuesday the planting of tomatoes in topsy turvy containers continued. Hungry gardeners harvested strawberries to feast on as the reward for their labors.

Thursday the 7th and 8th grade students who have been responsible for the design, construction, ongoing maintenance and integration of the garden into school curriculum took the first grade to the Fort Mason community garden. This garden is the longest running community garden in America and the only community garden operating in a National Park. There has been a garden on this site for centuries with Native Americans working this specific piece of land prior to Europeans arriving.

We met with Steve and Dale. They did a wonderful job of making us feel welcome in their garden. We got a tour, did some work planting vegetables on both Dale's and Carole's plots, explored and created artful sketches of the beautiful sights we enjoyed. Finally, under the comforting shade of a heritage tree we sat together to share lunch and plenty of laugher! A truly perfect use of three hours!

Thank you to all the parents who made time to drive us and to share the day with us.

Thank you to Dale and Steve for sharing their passion for and knowledge of gardening with us.

Special thanks to Carole Denola for making the day possible!