This week at John Adams students sampled hummus with carrots, chips, and broccoli. They tried three different hummus flavors – traditional, roasted red pepper, and garlic. The outright favorite was roasted red pepper – yum. After our snack, classes helped transport mulch to the garden aisles and compost to the beds. We had a small…
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Reclaiming the Weeds at Markham
This week at Markham students got to take a break from CST testing and relax in the garden. Classes made bouquets for their mothers or another close relative. Many of the bouquets items we used were weeds, but nonetheless very beautiful. It was a fun way to get the students excited about weeding. Students also…
Fun Thursdays at John Adams
This week at John Adams students created seed bombs. Traditionally, seed bombs are made with clay. However students made them with wet newspaper scraps and flowers seeds ranging from sunflowers to nasturtiums. They each took one seed bomb home and donated another for the Kaiser Permanente Health Fair next week. Some classes also made bouquets…
Art Inspiration Plentiful in the Garden
Today, Luther Burbank students created bouquets in anticipation of Mother’s Day. They carefully selected a handful of grasses and flowering plants. In some Latin American countries, for instance El Salvador, Mexico, and Guatemala, Mother’s Day is celebrated on Thursday, May 10 and will be observed by many students in the garden classes. In the United…
Fruit Tree Harvest at Markham!
In the farthest corner of Markham’s garden stands a beautiful loquat tree. Every year it bears tons of fruit for students and teachers alike. The fruit is so sought after that students will try whatever it takes to pry the fruit loose. However, a majority of the fruit is beyond their reach and will eventually…
At Markham: Arugula, Arugula
Last week at Markham we planted peas, peppers, and arugula. Many of the students were familiar with peas and peppers, however arugula remained a mystery. To give students a sampling of the bounty to come, we made a light salad of arugula, shredded cheese, and walnuts. Yum. In the garden we checked on our newly…
Plants and Birds, Oh My!
The garden plots at Markham were ready for planting this week! The previous week students worked hard at prepping them. We planted rows of arugula, peas, and peppers. Delicious. Students made sure to add compost and water to ensure growth. We also added rings of mulch around the plants, which will provide a host of…
Markham Welcomes the Warm Season
Markham students were itching to get back into to the garden after spring break. We celebrated their return and the return of the warm season. We bid adieu to cool season corps which consist of plants’ vegetative growth ie. root, stem, and leaves. Warm seasons crops generally consist of fruits ie. tomatoes, eggplants, strawberries, beans,…
Arts & Crafts in the Garden
The garden is an idyllic place to have students’ inner “artiste” come to life. Hence, we dove into arts and crafts this week amongst the bird chatter. First period students created recycled art masterpieces. They saved milk cartons from their school lunch and transformed them into bird feeders. After reviewing our primary and secondary…
Trees Please!
Markham Middle School’s garden is blessed with quite a few trees including two orchard plots. With trees in abundance, students this week strengthened their tree identification skills and performed tree care for those in most need. Students learned how to identify and analyze key features of trees – particularly their leaves and stems. Does a…
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