Category Archives: Summer Program
Searching for Contrasts in the Garden
We started this morning by pairing off for a fun twist on a traditional scavenger hunt. Each team received an empty egg carton with two contrasting words written on the bottom. Our mission was to find six items that fell under the first category, and six items that fell under the second, contrasting category. When [...]
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One Tall Trellis
A visitor to the garden today would not be able to miss the new, exciting, and very TALL addition to our summer landscape! A group of students worked with our staff to build a 20-foot trellis, on which we’re planning to plant Italian White Gigande beans. Trellis-building and the planting of the last long-season summer [...]
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First Potato Harvest
One of the garden crews was assigned the adventurous task of harvesting potatoes! First, the students pulled the potato plant – leaves, roots, and all – out of the ground. A few small potatoes were still connected to the plant and easily harvested this way. Then, with gloves on, the students dug around in the [...]
Our Summer Farm Stand
This morning, the students warmed up for a big garden harvest with stretching and a little yoga in the oak tree circle near the north entrance to the garden. Kyle led the group in moon salutations and warrior pose. Those who started off skeptical quickly became the fiercest warriors among us! We then broke off [...]
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The Making of a Lavender Wand
Today, Esther taught the students a fun and festive craft project using our very own lavender from the garden! Start by picking an odd number of long lavender stems. Cut a piece of ribbon twice the length of your arm span. Tie the lavender bunch together at the base of the blossoms. Turn the bunch [...]
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First Day of Summer… A Forager’s Paradise
At 9:00am this morning, almost thirty students arrived at the ramada for the first day of our summer program. Everyone picked a garden or kitchen name for the week (“Peter Pestle,” “Alicia Amaranth,” “Salvador Spoon,” and “Rayleen Radish” were some of the favorites). The group was then divided into garden and kitchen crews. The garden [...]
A Day to Beat All Days!