Grow La Crosse exists to connect children to healthy food and nature. Our farm camps offer area youth an in depth experience in exactly that. Our farm camps are held at Deep Roots Community… continue reading
Everything grows better with the help of a friend! If you've been in either or our gardens at Hamilton-SOTA I or State Road Elementary, you may have noticed that the gardens have more than just… continue reading
At this point in the season, the tomato plants are flourishing! Now is the time for a trim. Why do we need to prune tomatoes plants? There are several reasons. First, when the tomato plant starts… continue reading
Take a look at what's been happening at summer school! For the past two weeks students have been writing, drawing, and playing... in the garden! In the morning students attended Growing Creativity where they create a hand-made journal… continue reading
We are grateful recipients of grants to expand our programming! Thanks to the Robert & Eleanor Franke Charitable Foundation, a supporting organization of the La Crosse Community Foundation, thirty-six students from the Boys and Girls Club… continue reading
June Garden Update Even though it is early in our growing season, the gardens at Hamilton-SOTA I and State Road Elementary are flush with produce! Check out some of the pictures from the gardens... Hamilton-SOTA… continue reading
School is out, but we're still hard at work in our new garden! Awhile back we mentioned that we were adding a permaculture section to the State Road Elementary School garden. This idea was inspired… continue reading
New Event, Camp and New Volunteer Schedule Summer Volunteer Schedule If you have children in one of our schools (State Road, Hamilton/SOTA I), please consider signing up for volunteer spots this summer. We have volunteers… continue reading
This spring, we have been fortunate to have outdoor sinks at our schools. Thank you to Cody Sromek and Jed Olson for your help in constructing these! They look great. Now we are able to… continue reading
Grow La Crosse is extremely grateful for the community's support and would like to acknowledge the following for their generosity and support of our 2016 Grow school garden season! Corporate Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Health System - Corporate… continue reading