Healthy Harversters Planting Their Seeds

On February 19th and 20th, the children saved their milk cartons and the cafeteria staff and teachers washed over 400 of these cartons. They were placed in each of the classrooms to dry. I purchased two bags of 2.8 cubic feet of Fafard Super-fine Germanating Soil and the children filled their milk cartons and planted their seeds in them this week. They are keeping up with the date they planted the seeds and will document how often they water, when the seeds break the surface of the dirt, and how much growth before we plant outside, the end of March. They will also document how many seeds matured. All the children are very excited about the garden and can't wait to plant outside. I will enclose pictures of the children planting their seeds.

I am so fortunate that this faculty is so enthusiastic. They have supported this project 150% and are constantly providing me with great resources and ideas. I think we all feel that with the economy and the world in the shape it is, that teaching these children how to grow their own healthy foods and how to recycle will make a huge impact in their world and in their health.

I have never done a blog before and am not very computer smart. I have not been able to figure out how to post the letters that I have sent home to the parents. At this point I am afraid you will have to just see the pictures.