The Horticulture curriculum aims for the children to learn and
appreciate organic gardening skills. They care for a plot of
land by improving the soil, making and using compost, planting
trees, flowers and bushes, harvesting their produce and weeding.
During the winter months the children learn how to winterize the
garden and prune trees. The children will also experience a
brief introduction to Biodynamic Agriculture, a practice of
enlivening the soil that enables the land to sustain itself
through time. The seventh graders fill the garden beds with the
vegetable seeds that they eventually harvest. The yields go to
the school cafeteria for lunches and compost from the kitchen is
transported to the garden to make soil for future planting
seasons. started the year with the hard work of filling the beds
of the new north garden. Students also make evergreen wreaths,
which are displayed in the windows during the holiday season. In
addition to our work in the garden, we also enjoyed cooking our
fresh harvests. Stu