Hi, The weather is very iffy tomorrow, so we will make our decision by 9am and post here/social media. If it happens tomorrow, it will be in the afternoon but may be a little earlier or later (depending on weather report). If the weather is too severe, we will cancel and possibly reschedule. Thanks forContinue reading “Weather and Front of School Planting Event on Sunday, May 4th”
Category Archives: Garden Club Projects
School Front Native Garden Planting Event on May 4th
Make an impact and change the front of our school! We know it’s been pretty ugly up there, but a lot has been happening behind the scenes! JOIN the TFES Garden Club for the “School Front Native Garden Planting Event” Event Details: When: Tentatively – May the Fourth Be With You! 1:30pm – 3:30pm Who:Continue reading “School Front Native Garden Planting Event on May 4th”
Soil, Sun, & Science with Students
A 5th grade class and all the 4th grade classes joined us in the TFES Food Garden to help us correct our soil and prepare our beds for planting! With the help of Penn State University’s Agriculture Department, we had our soil tested. We used the reports, as we applied math and soil science toContinue reading “Soil, Sun, & Science with Students”
Post-Event Post, Pictures and Thanks
Our first Garden Club event of the year was on Saturday, March 22nd. THANKS TO THOSE WHO JOINED US FOR THE FAMILY KICK-OFF. We were thankful to the about 40 volunteers who helped us to wake the garden up for Spring! Students and their families enjoyed getting dirty, doing gardeny crafts and being productive by preparingContinue reading “Post-Event Post, Pictures and Thanks”
TFES GARDEN CLUB: SPRING INTO ACTION!
Grab your calendars and your garden maps! It’s time to plan the spring! SPRING NEWSLETTER: with all the happenings and links. Highlights below: 🍅 EVENT: Garden Family Kick Off: on Saturday, March 22nd, 1-3pm 🥬 SEE THE SPRING SCHEDULE. 🥒 STUDENTS LEARN @ LUNCH starts in April! Some important seeds below: 🌽 Students still wantingContinue reading “TFES GARDEN CLUB: SPRING INTO ACTION! “
TFES Assembly – Setting Goals to Get Healthy in 2025!
Garden Club was so honored to be featured for this year’s Heart Health Assembly for all TFES students and staff. Coach Elise Carlin of Life in Motion Boot Camp, helped raise the roof and the cheetah’s heartrate with exciting exercise and an interactive lesson about how exercise is good for our body and mind. TracyContinue reading “TFES Assembly – Setting Goals to Get Healthy in 2025!”
😁🍉🥦FALL in the Garden🥕🧅🥗
Eagle Scouts Build Fence to Protect TFES Food Garden
Due to deer and vandalism, the TFES Garden Club made a difficult decision to have a fence built around the TFES Food Garden. The Food Garden’s security fell to the wayside, with time/money budgeted towards other Garden Club projects, like the outdoor classroom, TFES front entrance, and funding the Garden’s Student Program activities. Well, thisContinue reading “Eagle Scouts Build Fence to Protect TFES Food Garden”
Outdoor Classroom Progress and Thanks
We can now seat a full class, safely with our like-new tables! The tables that we had been using and the stumps were not the safest for our students. It was a long-term goal to replace the seating. A dream of Garden Club was to create this open-air classroom in nature available to all TFESContinue reading “Outdoor Classroom Progress and Thanks”
Kick-Off Photos and Thanks!
Last weekend, the TFES Garden Club prepared to spring into action! Thank you to the families and staff who came out to support our Kick-Off! THANKS A BUNCH TO OUR AMAZING HELPERS: Most Valuable Gardener Award (MVG) MVG goes again to Bob Ariyamitr for what you’ll read below under Outdoor Classroom and helping on Kick-OffContinue reading “Kick-Off Photos and Thanks!”
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