by Kathyrn B.
Warring school garden produce
When they aren’t making PFP@H videos or distributing activity kits, our education team has also been working hard to keep school and on-site educational gardens growing food and herbs that we can share with the students and their families!
At Warring, our team members harvested kale, spinach, parsley, and chives! Chris and Sonya Joy distributed the beautiful produce at the free meal sites across the city.
At Krieger, Sonya Joy has been caring for the garlic, kale, and spinach that are almost ready to harvest. Sonya planted peas, radish, and carrot seedlings that are all peaking up out of the soil!
At the Middle School, Lala is practicing companion planting by interplanting different vegetables that grow well together. She planted tomatoes with celery and carrots, and then a bed with beets, cabbage and kohlrabi. The garden also got a haircut!
At Clinton the beets, kohlrabi, and cabbage seedlings were planted by wonderful volunteers at the school! Check out the beautiful trellises with peas!In our Meditation garden, Larissa put the calendula plants in that will grow beautiful flowers we use for our herbal salves. Larissa has been trimming the tops of the stinging nettle, a nutritious herb that can be used in tea, or cooked like spinach! Make sure to use gloves while harvesting to avoid being stung.
Lastly, in our Discovery Garden, PFP educators have been planting and seeding parsley, Asian greens, spinach, and radishes that will be used in our PFP@Home program or distributed at meal sites. We are also planting new perennials like Filbert and Nannyberry that will produce nuts and fruits for years to come!
Check back for more updates in upcoming blogs and check out our videos to see what else we are up to!