In the last several weeks our school garden has made a lot of progress! Thanks to a donation by our local agricultural department, we now have the materials to build a dozen raised beds. Ten of the raised beds have already been assembled, and we wasted no time in filling them. Since the beginning of the year our maintenance men have been adding compost material to our garden, and with the amendments the soil is becoming richer.
Our first grade class spent some time this last week helping plant oregano, mint, basil and tomatoes! I couldn't resist pulling out the camera and taking a few pictures. We have added several more papaya trees, and I hear that eggplant is next on the list. We have received some packages of seeds, (donations from my Grandma and a few others) and so we are going to be adding a lot more to the garden in the months to follow. I am excited to see this idea put into action, and I can't wait to see it grow!
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