At the School Garden – Page 15 – Tending Our Common Ground

Garden Update: Harvesting Our Greens

It’s about one month after we planted our seedlings in the garden and they are ready to harvest! We used some for a taste test and sent some to Murphy’s Restaurant for our Harvest Party and Fall Fundraiser.

Garden Update: Seedlings

Thank you to Nicolas from Crystal Organics for all of the beautiful seedlings for our rooftop garden!

Grant Update: Butterfly Garden

We were fortunate enough to receive a grant from the Council of Outdoor Learning (an initiative of the Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia) to build a butterfly garden on our rooftop outdoor space. With the help of Caroline from Riggins Landscape, we were able to pick the perfect plants for our space! We can’t wait toContinue reading “Grant Update: Butterfly Garden”

Garden Update: Herbs!

This week we planted tons of different herbs in the garden! Here’s just a few: Rosemary adds flavor to bread, butter, jam, meat, vegetables and stews. Oregano is a Mediterranean herb that is often used in Greek as well as Mexican cuisine. It goes well with sausage and tomatoes as well as other meats and vegetables. Thyme hasContinue reading “Garden Update: Herbs!”