Bethune, Saskatchewan
Please describe your garden, is it raised beds, in the ground, do you have a greenhouse?
A light, indoor garden.
What vegetables/fruit do you grow in your garden? What do you have a difficult time growing in your school garden?
We had chives, thyme, basil
Why did your school decide to add a school garden?
To include hands-on learning into our curriculum
What classes participate in the garden, what subjects are taught in the garden?
K-2 Science
Who manages the garden day to day? Who manages the garden over the Summer break?
Taylor Forster
What do you do with the harvest from your garden? Do you have a harvest celebration? Do you use it in the cafeteria, or culinary classes? Do you donate some of the produce?
Since it was herbs we added it to a dressing
Do you have community involvement? Do you have parents and volunteers? Have been able to source other funding to help your garden grow?
Not yet
What are your future plans for the school garden?
We bought an additional tower garden using another grant to allow us to grow an abundance of lettuce for salads in addition to the garden you provided us.
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