School Garden

For the past year and a half I've been working with a few others on building elementary school gardens. Most of my time was spent at just one school, Saratoga, where there was an established 17'x98' garden space. We created a classroom/sitting area with found benches and tree stumps, curly willow pea tepees, raised no-dig garden beds, bike rim trellises, potato tires, a compost pile, and a native grasses and flowers section. We also worked with kids in an after school garden club to teach them how to garden, sustainability, and so on. Providing the garden to the school allows for the students, their families, and the teachers to have an outdoor learning space, as well as access to fresh produce.

I could probably go on and on about school gardens and how beneficial/important they are as that's what I wrote my undergraduate thesis on . . . instead, I'll just show you a few photos.

Looking north
Curly willow branches used for a pea tepee
Garden club kids working on building squash mounds. Potato tires in the foreground.
Garden club kids planting cucumbers, eggplant, carrots, and radishes.

Hello Summer

Well, it's been awhile since I last posted . . . almost a month! I suppose it's because I was busy finishing up school, and making sure everything was in line for me to graduate. It's a bit odd, being a college graduate. I don't feel like I am prepared to begin a career of any sorts really, so I'm thankful that I have an internship coming up. I'll be interning on an organic farm starting in June and lasting until the end of October. The farm, Growing Things Farm, is near Carnation, Washington just east of Seattle. Until then I'll be working and enjoying my last few days here in Lincoln.

Some photos of inspiration . . .

Growing Things Farm