Thursday, June 2, 2011

Growing Together

Welcome to Garden N Grow 2011 - Gladstone! We appreciate the generosity of the good people at Fairview Christian Church in Gladstone, Mo. for the use of the garden plots and classroom space!

Today we got to know each other and learned some rules of the garden - be safe, have fun, don't disturb pollinators in the garden, bring a hat, water bottle and sunscreen.

After a get acquainted ball toss game we got to see the garden. The students picked their plots, then we went into the classroom where the lesson was "Why is there hunger?" A crossword puzzle illustrated some reasons that some people go hungry.

The young gardeners picked the type of garden they are going to plant. Choices were sunshine garden, holiday garden, salsa garden, weird garden and relish tray garden. Can you guess what plants are in each? Check back as the season progresses!


Here are pictures of the students and adult volunteers.



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