Friday, May 30, 2014

Garden orientations on Monday, June 2nd


We've heard from a few parents at school who want to sign up to water the garden this summer but aren't very familiar with the garden and would like some help getting to know their way around. We'd love to show you around! In fact, we'd love to show anyone around! We believe that this garden belongs to the Foothills community and our neighborhood and we welcome anyone to join us.

Mark your calendars for either 8:45am or 3:30pm Monday, June 2nd. Some of our garden committee members will be in the garden to give you a tour, show you how to water (our spigots can be testy, but we'll show you the tricks), and explain our expectations for students, parents, and community members in the garden. We'll bring you up to speed on what our students have been up to in the garden and tell you everything we've told them, so you don't have to second guess your kids when they tell you, "But the garden ladies said I could pick the carrots when they're ready!"

The tour and orientation will only last about 15 minutes but we'll stick around to answer questions afterward. We hope to see you there!


Tuesday, May 20, 2014

The 2014 Garden Watering signup is available!


Sign up for a week's worth of watering at our garden this summer! By signing up, you're only committing to caring for one grade's garden beds for one week. It's a great way to get your feet wet...or your thumb green! Sign up here. No Signup Genius account required.

Here's a recent garden diagram to help you figure out what you want to water. The beds on the left (A1-F3) are the school beds. Those ones and the perimeter beds are available to water. The beds on the right (1-22) are community beds that have been rented out for the summer.