Kimberley Alternate School

About our Garden

Please describe your garden, is it raised beds, in the ground, do you have a greenhouse?

We had to pack up our school and move due to a renovation so we used potted plats to raise our garden. We grew from seeds in the classroom and transferred as they grew. We ended up making a "basket" for kids to take home to continue growing and end with a harvest

What vegetables/fruit do you grow in your garden? What do you have a difficult time growing in your school garden?

we grew beans, corn, carrots, peas

Why did your school decide to add a school garden?

I think it is important for kids to learn how to grow their own food

What classes participate in the garden, what subjects are taught in the garden?

all kids that attend the school participated in the garden

Who manages the garden day to day? Who manages the garden over the Summer break?

Kids took their own "garden" home

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?

Kids harvested at their own homes

Do you have community involvement? Do you have parents and volunteers? Have been able to source other funding to help your garden grow?

Parents were involved in taking the baskets home and continuing the growth

What are your future plans for the school garden?

we have since bought a hydroponic garden and plan to grow herbs and vegetables in there

Any words of encouragement/tips for a school starting a school garden?

make sure to encourage responsibility for the garden, i believe that kids enjoy this and enjoy being able to reap their own rewards