The P.S. 14 Garden Club began last fall as a few teachers and paraprofessionals who wanted to provide students with a deep connection to the natural environment and to their food. We began by attending Grow to Learn and Green thumb workshops and recruiting parent volunteers. By November, the first student after school garden club were sowing indoor seedlings and drafting garden plans. In March, teachers and parents built the first raised beds and come May, with the student gardeners, planted a variety of vegetables and herbs. There was a culminating, “Music in the Garden” harvest celebration in collaboration with the music and art departments that included a mural, special education students playing recorder to the plants, and garden club members of all ages harvesting the fruits of their labors. The celebration continued in the cafeteria where mini-salads were made for all to taste. Here are some highlights of our first incredible year.
