Author Archives: Jenna Shea

APS Farm to School & Garden Tour

It was an honor to present stories from the field and model a cooking lesson at the APS Farm to School & Garden Tour hosted by Georgia Organics last Friday. Seeing all of these folks in the same place, working towards the same cause, was incredibly inspiring. (You can see the full album here). The lessonContinue reading “APS Farm to School & Garden Tour”

Partnership with Atkins Park Featured in the AJC!

We are so grateful for our Partnership with Atkins Park in Virginia Highland. Chef Andrew has come to our school monthly for the past five years to lead cooking demonstrations using produce from our garden. You can see all of the posts about his visits here. Atkins Park is also hosting an event to benefitContinue reading “Partnership with Atkins Park Featured in the AJC!”

Home-School Connection: Atlanta Community Food Bank

Jeffery Hallett collected $132 in donations to the Atlanta Community Food Bank at his soccer game last Saturday! Yesterday, he went to the Atlanta Community Food Bank to drop off his donation and take a tour of their facility. You can see more about Springdale Park’s work with the Atlanta Community Food Bank here. 

Science Lesson: Plant Parts

This week, we taught the Plant Parts Lesson Plan that I helped write for Georgia Organic’s Lettuce Try It series for National Farm to School Month. During this lesson, students reviewed the different plant parts and their essential roles for the plant. Then they sorted produce from the farmer’s market into categories showing which plantContinue reading “Science Lesson: Plant Parts”

*Special* Dine Out at Murphy’s

We had so much fun at our Murphy’s Dine Out! A huge thanks to Murphy’s for serving the greens we harvested off of our rooftop garden and for generously donating over $1,000 to our garden program! You can see photos of the kids harvesting the greens here. Here are some photos from the event takenContinue reading “*Special* Dine Out at Murphy’s”

Book Reviews: Lettuce

Lettuce Grows on the Ground is a very informative book about how lettuce grows. It covers the academic standards of the plant parts, the plant life cycle, as well as reviews varieties of lettuce and discusses how it grows. It is part of a series that includes Carrots Grow Underground, Tomatoes Grow on a Vine,Continue reading “Book Reviews: Lettuce”