Spring is here! Unfortunately down here we don't have the New England rains that come with the change of seasons, but we do have Dani! Since the Campbell Elementary School garden is one of the newest in the Edible Peace Patch Project, it is not a surprise that these little sprouts need the extra water to in order to establish these beds.
(Dani watering and Derek weeding)
Today we also saw Mrs. Power's 2nd grade class for the first time. Many of the students had not been out to the garden before, so today's lessons revolved primarily around safety rules in the garden, touring the beds, and talking about plant structure.
(Derek working with a small group from Mrs. Power's class)
After the class had left, Dani told Derek and I that in talking to her group about how plant's get their energy she had asked the kids if they could define "energy." Her response from one student was that "energy is what we need to get rid of by going outside and running around!" We all thought this response was not only cute, but also showed that the student was using personal experience and a personal definition of what he/she knew in order to answer Dani's question. As a general observation, I think the garden fosters this type of contribution from everyone since we are all coming from different backgrounds and defining this space based on what we know from personal experiences.
(Dani working with a small group from Mrs. Power's class)
Andréa Martin
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