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”
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Fall Family Event Photos and Thanks
We are so thankful to all the volunteers who made it out to our Fall Family Event. We were able to get a lot accomplished to prepare the food garden for winter, plant cold crops, pest control and plant some native plants to see them again next year! Checkout the blog to see photos andContinue reading “Fall Family Event Photos and Thanks”
Photos from Garden Club Learn @Lunch (K, 4th, 5th)
We had a fabulous fall time in the garden, this past Wednesday with the Kindergartner, 4th grade and 5th grade students. First, we enjoyed our bagged lunches in the outdoor classroom, then learning all about pumpkins, touring /planting in the Food Garden, eating whatever we could harvest, playing with the sensory table, and a funContinue reading “Photos from Garden Club Learn @Lunch (K, 4th, 5th)”
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”
MCIU Special Needs Students in the Garden
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”
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””
April Learn @Lunch: Photos and Lessons Learned
Over the past few weeks, 133 TFES Students were in the TFES Food Garden, during their grade’s lunch recess time. We appreciate that these kids are giving up their recess to grow food and learn about nature! Here’s what their last class looked like. After enjoying a picnic lunch at the TFES Food Garden /Continue reading “April Learn @Lunch: Photos and Lessons Learned”
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