SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

With the arrival of September and the start of a new school year, Grove City Community Garden's education collaboration with Grove City Middle School kicked off another year of project-based learning!  One hundred & sixty 6th grade students learned some basic information about the Garden program, including some new plans for the coming year!   Then, students visited the garden site and completed a scavenger hunt that encouraged exploration, observation and use of the scientific method!  While the weather wasn't seasonably warm, the rain stayed away and students enjoyed their time in the outdoor classroom.   The photos at the top of this post show produce harvested from the garden.  The photo below shows the top of one of the garden compost bins...almost full to overflowing of rich, organic soil ready to be used in the garden beds when spring 2015 begins...including a new herb garden that will be planted by the 6th grade classes!