Kate
and Greg, your CitySprouts garden team, would like to wish you a happy
autumn! Our beautiful, historic courtyard garden is an amazing resource
that students and teachers have been using to great effect so far this
year. Students have observed the Three Sisters, a planting technique
used by Native Americans that includes squash, corn, and pole beans, and
noted the symbiotic relationship between the three plants.
Not
surprisingly, our school-grown cherry tomatoes have been a huge hit, in
the cafeteria and the classroom. During our recent Harvest Week,
students also were able to sample kale chips, made on-site with kale
harvested from our garden!
In our after school gardening club,
students have used a cider press to make fresh apple cider, made from
local apples. They also have planted and will be studying a crop of
winter wheat, in a project that will strengthen connections between
science and social studies and provide students with a year-long outdoor
laboratory. Soon, they will be building cold frames to help protect our
garden from winter weather. Any student interested in participating is
encouraged to attend on Tuesdays, from 3 to 4:15PM.
Greg
is available to assist Cambridge Street Upper School teachers in using
the garden in their classes. Please reach out to him if you are
interested in incorporating the garden into your lessons. Possible ideas
include participating in data gathering for the winter wheat project
and observing heredity in action via different plant families in the
garden.
Thank you!
Kate & Greg