School Garden Info
The Greater Olympia
Convivium
(Chapter) helped create the Roosevelt
School Garden, providing money, plants, and labor. We
have provided starts and volunteers to work with the kids at Meadows
Elementary School garden. Our convivium continues to support school
gardens by providing volunteers to work with kids in the gardens and
providing plant starts as needed.
Learn
More about Roosevelt School Garden at: http://www.rooseveltschoolgardens.info/
Support for a Slow Food project at Meadows Elementary School (Lacey)
In 2012, we provided volunteers to help students
during their 45 minute time in the garden. Students each had a garden
bed to tend. Their peas, greens, and radishes were ready to
harvest by the end of the school year.
We also provided volunteers to pack up mini CSA boxes that low income
youth took home to their families.
Karen
Ray of the Food Bank provided expertise and connection with the
school for this work with students.
