Garden Lessons (even with the snow)

  Thank you Mayo Clinic Health System Mayo Clinic Health System has renewed their corporate sponsorship with Grow La Crosse.  Their support helps us provide more hands-on garden lessons,  fresh taste tests and farm experiences. Garden…
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Hintgen Groundbreaking Ceremony

Thank you to everyone who attended the ceremony yesterday.  Here are some pictures and news clips. Thank you to businesses, organizations and families who are making H.U.G. (Hintgen Urban Garden) possible: Mayo Clinic Health System…
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Hintgen Garden Fundraiser

There is a lot happening at Hintgen School Garden The Hintgen Elementary PTO is raising funds to start and sustain a school garden in conjunction with GROW La Crosse at Hintgen Elementary. The garden will…
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Free Summer Camps Offered

Big news!  We are offering some free farm camps this summer. Summer camp registration will be opening this Thursday, March 22nd at 6:30am.   Farm Camp Information Three types of farm camps are being offered: 1.…
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Growing Curious Minds

Garden programming is starting!  We are excited to work with students again this spring. The theme for this growing season is “Growing Curious Minds.”  During our garden programming last fall, we did a lot of “noticing” and…
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Want to get involved? Here’s how.

Upcoming Events Here are upcoming events that GROW is involved with.  Please join us and check out our facebook page for updates! Donor Appreciation Party Friday, March 2nd - 6-9pm Thank you to all donors…
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Donation provides school garden education

Thank you to Heather Young at Thrivent Financial.  Heather is donating $6000 towards garden education at the Grow Spence garden.  This will help provide over 100 hands-on garden classes for children at Spence Elementary in…
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Special Announcement: Grow It Forward

Until the end of this month, you can gift a donation to Grow La Crosse in someone's name and you and them will be invited to our Donor Party on Friday, March 2nd.  We want…
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Spotlight: State Road School Garden

It's been a great year for the Grow La Crosse State Road school garden. This was Grow La Crosse's first garden.  I think you'll agree- it's still going strong.  We had an attendance of 95%…
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The Next 31 Days

You may already be familiar with the beginnings of Grow La Crosse. Local parents wanted to make a positive impact on their children’s eating habits once they started kindergarten.  That remains our focus as we…
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