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April 2021

October 12, 2022August 19, 2021 by karlacook

Riverside is excited about the upcoming Garden State on Your Plate list – sweet potatoes & strawberries are favorites. An upcoming project with Rutgers: 250 seeds for a statewide Master Gardener trial to determine preferred pruning practices by weighing harvests.

Edible Gardens will again rent Mason Bees again and soon will share last spring’s videos. Has offered STEAM programming to Riverside PreK in coordination with the Science/STEAM teacher, but with less than half the children in school, it’s a challenge. Plans are to continue the after-school garden sessions.

Restoration and renewal at PMS Edible Gardens

August 19, 2021August 18, 2021 by karlacook

Edible Gardens at Princeton Middle School (formerly John Witherspoon Middle School) were restored and enlarged in 2019, under the direction of Steven Schultz, who donated labor and and coordination as owner of Bountiful Boxes, a raised garden box business in Princeton. The Edible Gardens are used by students in the Food Science course, by students in the PUMS Cooks+Gardens program, and have been used by Princeton University students enrolled in the Science, Society & Dinner course hosted by PUMS in its Teaching Kitchens.

Growing good food at Princeton Middle School

August 19, 2021August 18, 2021 by karlacook

Food grown at Princeton Middle School supports students’ work in the Food Science Wellness class, as well as those participating in the after-school seed-to-table program, PMS Cooks+Gardens.