After graduating with a B.S. in Nutrition from SDSU, Sarah moved to LA to work as a public health researcher. She is passionate about good food and is excited to be working with EnrichLA. She knows that the secret to happiness comes from living naturally and being true to herself… And baking cupcakes.
drip system operational
The garden at Alta Loma produced beautiful beets, chard, kale, cabbage and much much more! But…It’s that time of year to make sure the soil is healthy for our new crops. After the helpers amended the plots, we planted tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, basil, thyme and cucumbers.
Yummy food is just around the corner!
We’ve been busy fixing up problematic sprinklers.
We planted tomatoes.
We treated ourselves to fresh loquats from the loquat tree in the garden!
The Luther Burbank Middle School garden is in full bloom. Early this morning, birds, butterflies, bees and a slew of insects filled the space. Months ago, when we were nervous about morning frost we ventured out and planted potatoes, garlic, onions, kale and chard. This week we enjoyed the fruits of our labor. After harvesting the edibles, we rinsed them off and threw them onto a pan.
Students were amazed that they grew every ingredient, except for the mushrooms!
The garlic bulbs needed to be dried ahead of time but we harvested a new one for the following week. Yummm!
Wait, there’s more! The corn we planted in March is thigh-high…That means it easily surpassed the saying, “knee-high by the 4th of July!”
The plants at Markham Farm seem to be enjoying the warmer weather. There are signs of new and tasty edibles in the future! Check out this young butternut squash. In some countries, young squash like the one below are considered a delicacy.
The native area is full of many vibrant colors that are sure to attract our friends the pollinators.
The artichoke plant at Atwater attracts a lot of ladybugs in all stages of development. Great for learning!
Tomas O’Grady and
Roberto Martinez
Superintendent and Dr.Francis Gipson , PRincipal
This student from Mrs. Hong’s class hand picked all this kale with a small group of friends. Buckets of fun in the school garden!
