Brian Miller is a dedicated volunteer who works regularly with the students at “FarmKing.” He has worked to make some great improvements to the garden site; currently it is under construction to add a “community table” where students and volunteers can eat meals prepared right in their garden!
The beautiful day was matched with a wonderful group. These hard-working individuals made huge progress at the Markham Farm. They started by removing the knee-high weed and then sheet mulched the area to prevent them from coming back. What a productive day. Thanks, Next Steps!
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Students in the summer program had a little workday to plant seedlings, clear out some winter veggies and harvest some of that delicious food that’s growing. Fridays’s June gloom morning was surprising to us. By noon though we were quite warm! Thankfully, the garden didn’t seem to be bothered by the unpredictable weather…
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The garden at Atwater did so well this year, thanks to the help of all the students, that we were able to make a big snack with lots of ingredients picked fresh from the garden. We made a delicious salsa with cabbage, oregano, onions, basil, and green pepper picked fresh on the last day of…
What a day, what a day! The wonderful volunteers from Next Step Ministries did an amazing job helping finish the habitat at El Sereno Middle School. After hours of heavy lifting the creek bed was completely transformed. Look at their beautiful work! The even added native and drought tolerant plants which added a nice colorful…
Two lucky Markham students won a bag full of healthy snacks each in our Enrich LA and Markham raffle; compliments of the local Food 4 Less in Watts. They were among several students who volunteered their own time over the past semester to come and help on Saturday mornings with garden maintenance. Congratulations John and…
This week, the Woodlawn Woodchucks carefully harvested these delicious and healthy foods. In a matter of seconds, the pile of produce was gone and students’ backpacks were filled with nutritious snacks. We even did a second harvest after school so everyone was able to take something home!
We weren’t too hard-working in the garden this week. It was the second-to-last day of school so it makes sense. We did, however, look at all of the beautiful produce that was ready to be harvested. We also stumbled upon this beauty. We used it in our breakfast stir fry! Those lovely butternut squash just…
The garden at Bryson Avenue Elementary has been soaking up the SoCal sun and using it to grow. Students were ecstatic to learn that underneath that beautiful soil there were many yummy treats. Some of the “tops” were a bit confusing to identify so we explored the garden to learn about what was growing. Can…
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The last week of school brings a great deal of excitment for students and the school community. Today marked the last day of classes in the garden before summer so we did a lot of necessary harvesting. We ran out of time or there would be more to add to the table! Students were in…
Kinder students had fun hand watering the garden every few days for the past couple of weeks. Their help really paid off, as can be seen in all the flowers that are coming into bloom in the garden. The artichoke is doing great. The lion’s tail is in full bloom. And the bells of…
Students at 6th Ave Elementary School waited patiently for the seeds to germinate and the seedlings to mature. Many tasty treats were ready to be harvested. On Friday, students and their parents picked tomatoes, basil, eggplant, chard and much much more! Here’s one of the cucumbers just before it was picked. The sliced it up…
We welcomed the month of June by celebrating the health benefits of school gardens. Students and their families joined at Synergy Charter & Quincy Jones Elementary School to enjoy the culture of Jazz music but also to learn how to live a healthy life. We partnered with the school to handout seedlings to students and…
Friday marked the official opening of the Wilshire Park Elementary School Garden. Attendees included the school community, Whole Foods, Whole Kids Foundation, FoxGives and Monica Garcia’s office. It showed what is possible when people work together. Special thanks to Whole Foods Market, Whole Kids Foundation and FoxGives for their contributions. We couldn’t have done it…
