Category Archives: kids gardening

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/

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”

Student Photos and Instructions for Take-Home Plants— Grow Your Own Food…at Home!!!

This Spring, we have a total of 115 TFES Students part of our Learn@Lunch Program, exploring nature hands-on in the new TFES Food Garden! In the TFES Garden Club, we focus on growing our own food (and eating it too!). Part of our mission is to help our families grow at home, so we areContinue reading “Student Photos and Instructions for Take-Home Plants— Grow Your Own Food…at Home!!!”

How To Care for Your Student’s Take-Home Plant

THIS WEEK:  WE ARE SENDING HOME CUPS 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 plants and are here to support our families to grow! We have putContinue reading “How To Care for Your Student’s Take-Home Plant”

INSTRUCTIONS FOR GARDEN VOLUNTEERS

Welcome Watering Warriors and Garden Guards! We thank you for your help! Below are some important instructions for your volunteering at the TFES Food Garden. Please check back for updates previous to your signup date. To help you with your gardening duties, we have created a list with tips for helping with chores in theContinue reading “INSTRUCTIONS FOR GARDEN VOLUNTEERS”

THANKS A BUNCH TO ALL OUR COMMUNITY DAY SUPPORTERS

SPECIAL THANKS TO LOWES Thank you so much to our partner Lowes in Upper Moreland and its Manager Chad Haussman, for joining us at Community Day and for donating soil, compost, sand, 20 bags of gravel, a shed (coming soon) and other supplies! Be sure to shop at Lowe’s! THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!!!!! It Takes aContinue reading “THANKS A BUNCH TO ALL OUR COMMUNITY DAY SUPPORTERS”

Kick-Off Day Recap and Photos

Thank you to all joined us this weekend for the Kick-Off to begin to recreate the TFES Garden Club Food Garden. It was cold and cloudy but we got so much done! Special thanks to the following who made this day possible: Our Local Lowes for sponsoring supplies for the new garden! Bob Ariyamitr GardenContinue reading “Kick-Off Day Recap and Photos”

November News: ‘FALLING FOR PLANTS’

HARVEST HAPPENINGS: Fall Student Program @Recess:  We had a great time at our One Garden Club @Recess this Fall. See PHOTOS FROM Fall 2022 at https://bit.ly/GardenFall2022Photos  (sneak peak below….) Did Your Student Miss It? – SignUp: If you missed it, become a member for Spring’s session. – Previous Members:  be sure to Update your student’sContinue reading “November News: ‘FALLING FOR PLANTS’”