A Splash of Color

Hello! Sophie D. here, reporting to you on a collective project in the Madison-Avanti Giving Garden. I chose to re-paint the picnic benches, as they were fading and had been through a pretty hard beating from the weather. I wanted to do this because the garden is so beautiful, and I love that I can contribute to it’s aesthetics. Also I saw it as an opportunity for my peers and I to have some artistic release and freedom to create something that others can enjoy and use.

Despite the rainy gray weather we had on Saturday, 3 of my friends and the wonderful Sustainable Agriculture teacher, Quasar, came ready to work. We sanded down the tables, shared a few laughs as well as cookies, and created some beautiful artwork. It was definitely a team effort, and many paint stains later I am proud to say it was a complete success. Thanks to all that contributed.

FarmStand: April 2014

Students from Madison Elementary School participated in a wonderful FarmStand this past month (thank you amazing and dedicated parent volunteers!).  Students were shown how to make (and tasted!) .....RADISH smoothies!! Then classes were taken to the produce stand where they chose from a variety of fresh produce:

• Radishes: grown by our very own Olympia High School BearGRuB (thanks guys!)
• Carrots
• Apples
• Dinosaur Kale
• Sugar Snap Peas

The Avanti High School students were the 'farmers,' exchanging produce for wooden tokens (given to Madison students as rewards for sustainable or community-related behaviors).  Recipes for radish smoothies were sent home with the students as well.

A great success!  Strengthening our community, encouraging healthy eating habits, and promoting sustainable behaviors...one FarmStand at a time!

Plant Sale this Saturday!