Monday, September 24, 2012

Harriet Tubman First Garden Day of Fall--Harvest


We had our first day back in the garden and there was so much to see!  It was incredible to see how much the tiny transplants we planted at the spring festival had grown and changed.  Other plants were just seeds when we left for summer vacation. Now these seeds have grown into pumpkins, corn, squash and more!


The tomato plants are full of tomatoes that we picked to show off and share at the parent meeting.

It is so exciting to see how the things we planted have grown into real food!

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Harriet Tubman School Spring Garden Festival a Yummy Success

Harriet Tubman School celebrated the creation of our new vegetable garden beds with a Spring Garden Festival.  Everyone from the school came out for a visit.

Ms. Bridget's class released the Painted Lady butterflies that they had raised in their classroom.








We sampled a variety of garden treats: watermelon, crispy kale chips, mint tea, and spinach smoothies!
Students, including our "Garden Ambassadors" helped plant a ton of new veggie seedlings.  Everyone joined in a Great Garden Scavenger Hunt where we discovered the great diversity of living things in the garden.