GARDEN CLUB – FALL 2023 NEWSLETTER 

GARDEN CLUB – FALL 2023 NEWSLETTER Checkout the Garden Club’s Fall 2023 Newsletter for Student Signups, Family Event Schedule, planting projects and other Garden News at https://tfesgardenclub.org/fall-2023-news/ SIGNUPS – STUDENT PROGRAM @LUNCH – DEADLINE FOR K-2nd Fall Program is Oct 2nd!  Deadline for 3rd-5th grades is Oct 14.  UPDATED MEMBERSHIP FORMS NEEDED EACH SCHOOL YEAR.Continue reading GARDEN CLUB – FALL 2023 NEWSLETTER 

Thanks a Bunch Primex!

Thanks to Primex Garden Center for being a star sponsor—donating 100’s of seed packets to our garden club and many more in the area!Our Primex partners donate 30+ packets of seeds to the TFES Garden Club (and to many other school garden teachers!)! We at TFES Garden Club are ready to plant our cold weatherContinue reading “Thanks a Bunch Primex!”

GARDEN CLUB STUDENT PROGRAM @LunchFALL2023-SPRING2024

TFES Garden Club Student Program @Lunch is back this Fall! Students K-5th who SIGNUP will meet with students their age, at their designated Lunch/recess time. The Club offers hands-on gardening activities, lessons, and fun fellowship, as an enrichment program for all TFES Students (including the Intermediate Unit). Students signed up for the @Lunch Program, willContinue reading “GARDEN CLUB STUDENT PROGRAM @LunchFALL2023-SPRING2024”

Welcome Back Students and “Harvest of the Month”

Welcome back to all TFES Cheetahs! Garden Club hopes to return this Fall with our “Student Program” but are searching for a TFES teacher helper. Stay tuned to the Garden Club Student Page for updates and to the Summer Newsletter for recent Garden News! Thanks to UDSD Food Services and ‘Pennsylvania Harvest of the Month’Continue reading “Welcome Back Students and “Harvest of the Month””

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/

SUMMER SIGNUP – Volunteer to Water Food Garden 

Signup to quickly support our community garden!  It’s simple to water the TFES Food Garden – it takes only 30 minutes, on the day of your choice (and show up any time that day to water the garden).  Info and Link to  Sign Up /Instructions at https://tfesgardenclub.org/summer2023. Thanks a Bunch 🥬🥦🌻and we looking forward toContinue reading “SUMMER SIGNUP – Volunteer to Water Food Garden “

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”