Littlebrook students wrapped up their gardening year with great enthusiasm:
- Graduating fifth graders not only finished installation of a native shade perennial bed in the courtyard with gifts from D&R Greenway Trust and local botanist Aura Starr, but also they ventured out to the school’s nature trail and labeled the natives they found in order to highlight and preserve them.
- The fourth grade planted the traditional Native American planting mounds they had constructed and are looking forward to harvesting popcorn, cranbury beans and acorn squash in the fall.
- Third graders harvested great quantities of lemon balm, which was made into ice cream by the bent spoon and served at Colonial Day.
- The second grade observed the progress of their improvements to the pollinator beds and enjoyed a guest gardening class from Dorothy Mullen.
- First graders reveled in the profusion of blooms on the annuals taking over from the bulbs in their gorgeous new bed and also raised over $300 for the garden through selling greeting cards featuring their garden-based art work.
- Kindergarten students continued to tend and taste our vegetable garden and brought home a final harvest including garlic, lettuce, kale, spinach, peas, broccoli, parsley, basil, chives and more on the next to last day of school.
A team of 18 different families will be helping keep the garden growing over the summer and getting it ready for the students’ return in September!
– Contributed by Amy Mayer