Part of the TFES Garden Club’s purpose is to serve ALL TFES Students with our Food Garden, Outdoor Classroom and mission to “Grow food and young minds on the edge of Upper Dublin”. With that, we invite the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (MCIU) students with special needs to join us in the garden each spring.Continue reading “MCIU Special Needs Students in the Garden”
Category Archives: Garden Pics
Plant TakeHome: Photos and How to Care for Your “Adopted Plant”
How To Care for Your Student’s Take-Home Plant LAST WEEK: WE SENT HOME POTS OF SOIL WITH SEEDS YOUR KIDS PLANTED! In Garden Club, we focus on growing our own food, and part of our mission is to help our families grow at home! So, we send home starter sewn seeds — we are alsoContinue reading “Plant TakeHome: Photos and How to Care for Your “Adopted Plant””
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!”
HAPPY GIVING TUESDAY and Happy Holidays from the TFES Garden Club! Â
WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOU!!!!  We would not be able to teach 135+ students a year, assist 100s of families in community gardening, provide our home gardeners with donations of seeds/supplies to our families, grow 100s of meals in produce annually or teach children about nature–without your support (and the support of PTO and School Administration).Continue reading “HAPPY GIVING TUESDAY and Happy Holidays from the TFES Garden Club!  “
Thank you Fall Family Day Participants and Sponsors
Thanks so many of our TFES families for joining us for Garden Club’s Fall Family Day! You know it’s a good day when you get your to do list and more accomplished, while having fun! We were able to finish phase1 of the TFES Front Native Plants Garden and work on wrapping up the foodContinue reading “Thank you Fall Family Day Participants and Sponsors”
SUMMER 2023 NEWSLETTER
Checkout the Summer 2023 Newsletter for News, Signups, and Stay Tuned for Student Program Updates at https://tfesgardenclub.org/news/newsletter-summer2023/
Thank You to Shed Contributors
We thank all the local organizations who donated their goods and services to the TFES Garden Club “Shed Project”. We appreciate your donating your time and support to help families grow food and young minds in Upper Dublin, PA! THANK YOU FOR BUILDING THE SHED AND ITS FOUNDATION Bill Johnston Landscaping Company and Staff WebsiteContinue reading “Thank You to Shed Contributors”
PHOTO REVIEW OF SCHOOL YEAR Fall2022-Spring2023
We have uploaded some of the exciting moments in our past year! Below, we have divided the photos up by season! Please check them out and send us photos of your family in the garden, eating fresh foods and your home gardens! 2022 – Fall Photos 2023 – Spring Photos 2023 – Summer Photos 2022Continue reading “PHOTO REVIEW OF SCHOOL YEAR Fall2022-Spring2023”
Salad Parties to Celebrate the Spring Harvest
It’s Time for SALAD PARTIES and Students taste the fruits of their labors at our annual Salad Party on the last day of their @Lunch class: May 26th (for 3rd-5th) and June 9TH (for K-2nd). They also signed the 2023 “TASTED-IT” Banner to commemorate which foods they tried! Enjoy photos of the older grades SaladContinue reading “Salad Parties to Celebrate the Spring Harvest”