Autumn is upon us and with it comes a time of harvesting what the garden has abundantly produced. The kids at State Road Elementary School have recently had the opportunity to see what has come of… continue reading
Hamilton/SOTA 1 students participated in their first garden lesson of the school year. Each lesson began with reminding the students that everything growing in the garden is there because of the seeds they planted last… continue reading
Thank you to ALL who were a part of the Fall Festival! Here are recent news articles on what Grow La Crosse has been up to in the schools. http://www.news8000.com/news/grow-la-crosse-festival-puts-local-agriculture-in-focus/35243416http://www.news8000.com/news/area-students-enjoy-fresh-produce-from-school-garden/35227232 http://www.wxow.com/story/30013362/2015/09/11/hamilton-elementary-enjoys-produce-from-school-garden http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/grow-la-crosse/article_fde84f18-b9b5-57ad-ac52-2e9d41cd6e61.html Again, thank you… continue reading
Our Fall Festival on the Farm is this weekend. Please join us for food, fun, a silent auction, music, activities and demonstrations. Proceeds help us continue to connect children to healthy food and nature. Come… continue reading
Now that the Hamilton/SOTA kids are back in session, they come to help during their recess, watering, weeding, tasting, and always learning. This week they gathered up dozens of arugula pods in order to harvest… continue reading
Produce is popping up everywhere here at the State Road garden. Of course we have to thank all of our sponsors, volunteers, and Grow La Crosse leaders for making this happen, but can you think… continue reading
This week Hamilton Elementary School took field trips to Deep Roots Community Farm (DRCF). DRCF hosts summer camps and field trips for GROW. Students from Hamilton were able to get out and experience the farm and take part in… continue reading
There were some new melons popping up in the hoop house at State Road Elementary. We explored these with the summer school students along with the history of melons and got to taste test three different… continue reading
We are getting a lot of herbs out of our garden this summer! There is plenty to take home for volunteers helping out. One idea for how to use dill in an easy veggie dip!… continue reading
The outdoor beds and hoop house are overflowing with yummy basil at State Road Elementary School! So what do we do? The summer school children had a blast going out and picking some of the… continue reading