2015

Stay Green This Winter

We had a great year in the gardens this year, and we hope you enjoyed growing this year too.  While sometimes winter seems like a great time to take a break from gardening, we encourage…
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Harvesting the Seeds

With the decreasing temperatures these past few weeks, it is time to start saving seeds and “put the gardens to bed” for the winter.  Students at State Road Elementary and Hamilton/SOTA 1 helped us with this…
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Rainbow Salad with Honey Lemon Dressing

“This is paradise!” and “Was that raw spinach? I can’t believe I liked it!” are a few of the many comments students made while eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables during the second round…
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Garden to Cafeteria: Thank you cooks!

Thank you Heather and Pam for making the cafeteria a healthier place! The Hamilton/SOTA 1 and State Road Elementary school gardens are not just for the students to learn how to plant seeds and maintain…
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Ground Cherries!

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…
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Taste Tour

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…
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Farm Festival & School Garden News

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…
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Fall Festival Helps Us Grow Food For Children

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…
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Arugula Seed Collecting

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…
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Creatures in the Garden

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…
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