In August, the Rudy Lozito Fellows took on a special build project: creating a cob bench at the Verde Partnership Garden (VPG) at Verde Elementary School in North Richmond. The process unfolded as follows: The result is a functional and beautiful cob bench, built entirely by hand, that will serve the Verde Partnership Garden community […]
As the year wraps up, we’re excited to share some updates from the Verde Partnership Garden. Many of our plants have started producing, and we’ve been saving seeds from this year’s harvest. It’s been especially exciting to see some crops naturally reseeding themselves, particularly our native plants. In the classroom, students have been learning about […]
VPG update! Weather has been cold but we are still spending time in the garden as much as possible. Students have been learning about herbs in the garden and their different medicinal uses. Lots of students were excited to take home herbs they can share with family members and loved ones! Middle school students have […]
Recently, a lot more kids have been taking advantage of the garden to hang out during breaks and help us out with some garden tasks, which we’re really grateful for however sometimes they try to be sneaky and bite into their regular class time just another example of why collaboration between garden staff and teachers […]
Last week, we took a tour of the Verde garden with our resident doctor for the month, to learn about the team’s plan for the next few weeks and how we can incorporate a cooking demonstration to go along with their lessons. We are also planning on using what is being grown in the garden […]
Today we poured laughter and gratitude and some hopes into the soil. At Verde partnership garden we have been starting corn seeds by @trueloveseeds, harvesting Faba beans & finishing up a mural with @precitaeyes. Also, admiring the beauty in the blooms!
VPG! Where the blue jays sing and the bees buzz. We are welcoming spring! Finishing up our soil unit with k-3 and starting it with 6-8th grade. With George Washington Carver in spirit and mine, we did an experiment, (many thanks to our soil scientist fairy friend Cole ) where we added hydrogen peroxide to […]
