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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Class This Saturday

Let your creative side soar! Josh Wolcott (M.F.A, M.Ed.) will break down the drawing and print making processes and show us that art can be done and enjoyed by all. We will draw inspiration from the…
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New School Garden

We're growing. Harry Spence Elementary School is the next location for a Grow La Crosse school garden.  Enthusiastic parents, community members, school staff and Grow La Crosse staff have been instrumental in the planning of the…
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Online Silent Auction

Online Silent Auction Kick-off is Today! We are doing something new this year. We are putting many of our favorite on an online silent auction.   START BIDDING NOW BIDS end Friday, September 23rd at 7:00PM. These…
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Fall Festival Ticket Winners

We've been at open houses, farmer's markets and events raffling off tickets to the Fall Festival. Congratulations to:  Connie Troyanek Sky Williams Mike Rudie Jessica Rowe Diane Wilson Amanda Manock   You are ticket winners.…
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Projects

Easel Project Hamilton/SOTA I has a beautiful shared outdoor classroom space, and 300 students have the opportunity to use it through at least three garden lessons presented by GROW La Crosse staff in the spring…
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Thank You to Our Summer Volunteers

We want to say a big THANK YOU to all our summer volunteers that helped keep our farm camps running and the gardens growing. Thank you to our summer garden volunteers.  You help in a…
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Summer Harvest

Grow La Crosse in the news!   Our Seeds for Success program is in the news. We are very fortunate to all the partners and supporters who helped make this possible: Boys and Girls Club, People’s…
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