Green Bean Harvest

Coriander Harvest

Winter Flowers

School Gardens in the News
1) Redlands, CA School recognized for edible garden Redlands High School’s special education students make meals from the produce they cultivate on-campus. Their work received an honorable mention Tuesday for the School Garden of the Year Award, by the California School Garden Network. 2) Denver, CO Gardening uniting generations Kathy Komarek, 61, steadies a pumpkin for Esther Hung Pai, 10, as she scrapes the seeds out. Toward the end, it gets too hard for Esther’s tiny hands to clean out her pum

Pumpkin Soup Recipe
In celebration of Halloween check out what arguably may be one of the best pumpkin soup recipes ever. One can also substitute any winter squash (i.e butternut squash) for pumpkin. Pumkin Soup with Fennel and Orange To bake a fresh 6 to 7 pound pumpkin, halve the pumpkin crosswise and scoop out the seeds and fiber. Place halves, hollow side down, in a large baking pan covered with aluminum foil and add a little water. Bake, uncovered, at 375, for approximately 60 minutes. When finished let cool and scoop out flesh. (Approximately 3 cups) In a large pot heat 3 tablespoons oil and sauté the following: 1 chopped onion, 3 chopped garli

City Green is Greening the City
City Green is a non-profit community garden organization currently working in Paterson, New Jersey.  Their “City Sprouts” program addresses the need for in school and after-school enrichment in the Paterson Public Schools, educating children on the environment, nutrition, and how to grow fresh healthy food. This following is an overview of City Green’s programs for the current school year. The School 9 Cougars Go Green club, along with clubs in Schools 12 and 16 are

School Garden Preparation - Dorsey High School
Preparing a garden bed for seed sowing is a difficult task, in fact it is the most difficult task we’ll perform in the garden all year. Over the summer, weeds grows unfettered, plants die, and the soil is depleted of nutrition. All those planting beds need to be cleared and amended.

Scarecrows in the Garden
"Go Skatecrow Go!" by students at Fayette Middle School Scarecrows in a school garden is a fun activity. The Atlanta Botanical Garden is currently exhibiting its annual “Scaregrows in the Garden”. See link for