Verde Stars Shining in the Garden
This year Verde Partnership Garden is one of the enrichment classes for K-8th students. We see 400 youth weekly and sustain engaging programming for each age group, aligning with district […]
What’s your favorite seed to harvest?
Verde K-8 this week has been learning about food systems and seeds! We have been seeding, seed harvesting, and transplanting. Some of the seeds we learned how to harvest are […]
Exploring Food Systems, Apple Crisp and the Life Cycles of Monarch Butterflies
Verde K-8 garden days have been vibrant. With our 6th – 8th grades we are learning what a food system is and we harvested a bunch of tomatoes. With 4th […]
Water Protectors, pumpkins and falling leaves…
Verde K-8th school has been welcoming the fall. The pumpkins are turning orange, the leaves are falling, and we are eating apples every day. We have been planting more greens […]
88 pounds of tasty apples!
Verde K-8 has been learning about, bioregional history, our local ecosystem, and harvesting abundance. Tending to the garden is part of our time in the garden. This week we transplanted, […]
Happy Birthday Mrs Meza!
Verde Partnership Garden is buzzing and vibrant this season yesterday we celebrated Bienvenida Meza’s Bday she and her sons built a beautiful chayote arbor this week. Thank you for all […]
Lavender pouches, harvesting seeds, and learning to water our roots…
This week K-3rd was active in the Verde partnership garden! We used our senses to get to know plants, their life cycle, and learned about the unique adaptations plants have […]
Crestmont Middle School Food Justice Class visits Verde Garden
We have been wrapping up the school year. Thank you to the youth and staff! Congrats to the graduating classes of 2021 We are very thankful to also have had […]
Verde students learn to grow their own gardens…
The pandemic has been hard on our young students who rely on learning through direct engagement with their teachers, other students, and learning materials. This is especially true when it […]
Welcoming High School Youth to Verde
We planted lupin, corn, radishes, potatoes, and beans with them. Also shared seeds for them to grow and take with them. This week we harvested an abundance of Mellisa officinalis, […]