Posts Written By: Ana

The Importance of Outside

"Keep your face always to the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you" - Walt Whitman As February begins and we trudge slowly through the last couple months of cold, cabin fever runs rampant. But…
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We See Bees

 Bumblebees As we move slowly into spring, our theme this season is all about the bees! Bumblebees are the worlds pollinators. They’re one of the most quintessential signs of spring as flowers start blooming and…
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Planning

Plants give us oxygen for the lungs and for the soul. - Terri Guillemets  Sometimes in the winter, it's hard to get our plant fix.  Here are some fun ways to green up your life. Start…
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Happy New Year!

  Hamilton/SOTA I Update Snow has blanketed our school garden and although the garden lays dormant for the next few months, winter in Wisconsin provides an opportunity to dream about our spring garden, reflect on…
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Why We Do What We Do

Join the Grow La Crosse CIRCLE OF GIVING & make a tax deductible donation to Grow La Crosse today at growlacrosse.org! Our mission is: Connecting children to healthy food and nature Why We Do What We Do -…
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Join the Circle

As the snow is falling, we're planning for next year.  We plan to continue our programs from this year while adding a few more.  We invite you to join our Circle of Giving and help…
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Giving Tuesday

Today is Giving Tuesday and our Annual Campaign starts today.  This year we are encouraging you to join our Circle of Giving. Tomatoes will be placed on our tomato plant canvases displayed in local elementary schools…
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Garden F.B.I.

Our third lesson this fall was about decomposers.  Decomposers help break down dead materials into nutrient-rich soil. Students acted as Garden FBI agents by finding fungus, bacteria and invertebrate in and around the garden. Fungus…
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Fall Cooking & Gardening

YMCA Cooking Class Grow La Crosse leads cooking classes for teens at the Teen Center at the YMCA.  Cooking seasonally has been a big focus of this class.  Program Director Josh uses vegetables when they are…
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Making Apple Coleslaw with Kids!

Cabbage is the main ingredient in coleslaw, which we grew in the garden over the summer.   We were able to pick cabbage and make apple coleslaw during our classroom taste tests.  The best part was…
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