The Edible Classroom

What a productive and fun day in the garden at Hamilton Elementary School! The students harvested a variety of crops and snacked on garden salads with carrot, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, Hakurei turnip and nasturtium flower. They were very engaged with seed pod collecting and comparing and contrasting fresh vs dried seeds. Our plants continue to give, even towards the end of our Fall season by giving us seeds that we placed in envelopes for a future planting. School District of Lancaster

??Last week, we gave away over 100 pounds of produce to the Columbia community: tomatoes, peppers, turnips, cucamelons and more! All the produce was harvested from the The Columbia Borough Middle School Hill Campus and Park Elementary School gardens! Penn State Health Columbia Borough School Dist

Cooler weather will be here soon! Students at Lafayette Elementary School learned how to make soup with veggies fresh from the garden! One student said, "This soup tastes like it can be from Olive Garden!" The highlight of the day was being able to harvest AND take home carrots to share with their families. They were so proud! School District of Lancaster

The garden at the Hill Campus continues to provide an abundance of fresh fruits and veggies! Life Skills students harvested, weighed and delivered 31 pounds of tomatoes and peppers to the cafeteria. Thank you for your help getting your food from farm to fork! Penn State Health COLUMBIA BOROUGH SD

The rain didn't keep 5th and 6th graders from coming to the garden and enjoying fresh corn from our local farmers at The Corn Wagon. Many thanks to the AGRICULTURE, PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF for our Farm to School grant that helped purchase this corn! We talked about pollination and different types of corn and their uses. We also observed popcorn grown in their school garden. We can't forget our visit from a Manor Township Police Dept police officer! As he helped students harvest beets, they had a great time sharing the color beet they pulled from the soil. The mystery of what their beet will look like is half the fun! Penn Manor School District: Hambright Elementary PTO

??Time is running out ?? Tickets are on sale through Friday, September 27th! Click the link below and join us at the Garden Soiree Fundraiser! Your support helps us achieve our mission of enhancing academic achievement, healthy lifestyles and environmental stewardship through garden-based learning! ?? Saturday, October 12th ?? 5:30pm - 7:30pm ??Lafayette Elementary School Garden ??Tickets : https://lnkd.in/erybU9dS Join us at the Garden Soiree Fundraiser and have a chance to win a Self-Care Essentials Bundle from Lancaster Farmacy!

Did you purchase tickets to the Garden Soiree Fundraiser yet? Purchase tickets by THIS FRIDAY, September 27th! Your support helps us achieve our mission of enhancing academic achievement, healthy lifestyles and environmental stewardship through garden-based learning! Saturday, October 12th 5:30pm - 7:30pm Lafayette Elementary School Garden Tickets: https://lnkd.in/erybU9dS Join us at the Garden Soiree Fundraiser and have a chance to win a cooking class at Zest Cooking School! School District of Lancaster COLUMBIA BOROUGH SD Penn Manor School District

Did you purchase tickets to the Garden Soiree Fundraiser? Click the link below! Your support helps us achieve our mission of enhancing academic achievement, healthy lifestyles and environmental stewardship through garden-based learning! Saturday, October 12th 5:30pm - 7:30pm Lafayette Elementary School Garden Tickets: https://lnkd.in/erybU9dS Join us at the Garden Soiree Fundraiser and have a chance to win a pottery class at Lancaster Creative Factory!

We’re having a party! Join us for an unforgettable evening in the garden! Your support helps us achieve our mission of enhancing academic achievement, healthy lifestyles and environmental stewardship through garden-based learning! ?? : Saturday, October 12th ?? : 5:30pm - 7:30pm ?? : Lafayette Elementary School Garden Tickets: https://lnkd.in/erybU9dS School District of Lancaster COLUMBIA BOROUGH SD Penn Manor School District

We are excited to announce that we are partnering with another School District of Lancaster elementary school this fall! This past Tuesday, Wickersham Elementary students participated their very first garden education lesson! Second grade students helped build an African Keyhole Garden. They used cardboard and sticks to suppress the grass, filled the bed with soil and added a compost bin in the center. The compostables will add nutrients back to the soil to grow healthy plants! Stay tuned as the students work together to create their school garden! School District of Lancaster Wickersham Elementary School