It's amazing how much you can get done in one hour with the help of 35 kids and a handful of dedicated adults. This week we tackled the much overgrown, raised plant beds at school. At the end of our EcoRaiders Club session, we had cleaned them from all weeds and planted row after row of winter vegetables. The weeding was hard work, specially because of how hot it was, but it was also rewarding. In one of the beds, the kids found dozens of potatoes and some carrots and onions that last year's 2nd graders had planted, which was very exciting. Everyone took home a couple of potatoes and micro-carrots for dinner. AppState nutrition students Jenny and Ginny led the planting efforts. They had students planting kale, lettuce of different types, mustard, broccoli, rhubarb, kale, garlic and cauliflower. We learned things like how far apart to place the different plants and that you can just plop a clove of garlic in the ground to grow a garlic plant. Some of the older girls painted wooden sticks and we used them to mark the plants so the kids can learn what is what. Check out the picture gallery for the planting fun on an amazing Fall day. Thanks to Amy Sheffey and Angela for bringing tons of fresh oranges and tortilla chips for our snack. The kids really enjoyed it.
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