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Edible Schoolyard Project

What is an edible schoolyard? What's its importance? An edible schoolyard is a space that is created intentionally to provide a hands-on learning environment incorporating native edible plants. This space mimics a forest edge. Picture…
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Leaves are Falling

Edible Schoolyard Progress Report Big steps are happening! We are looking forward to making progress on the Edible Schoolyard with the help of volunteers from SAP, Systems, Applications, and Products, of La Crosse.   On…
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Eventful Weekend

GROW Farm Days Join us this weekend for all of our FREE farm day events! Each event will be held at Deep Roots Community Farm. A child exploring nature at our last farm day event.…
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Appreciating All

National Bullying Prevention Month Did you know the whole month of October is dedicated to bullying prevention? We want our garden students to take the mentality of not only caring for our plants, but for…
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Garden Celebration

La Crescent's Lesson #1 GROW and La Crescent Elementary students explored the school rain garden with a pollinator hunt activity this week. Finding different flying and crawling critters, they worked in teams to check off…
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Falling into the School Year

Lesson 1 - Garden Celebration Last week, Hintgen Elementary students taste tested salsa made from ingredients grown in their own garden. You can try this recipe at home, also. Garden Fresh Salsa Recipe Ingredients: 2-3…
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Welcome New Team Members

Outreach Coordinator We are please to announce that Bonnie Martin is joining our team as Outreach Coordinator. She comes baring a vast amount of skills from past experiences such as: marketing, event planning, volunteer organizing,…
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Plant Off

Edible Schoolyard Pollinator Patch Plant Off Thursday, May 9, 20192:30-3:15 PM Hamilton/SOTA I Elementary 1111 7th Street, La Crosse A few students from the 5th grade class prepping the site for the pollinator patch. Anyone with…
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School Garden Updates

Hoop House Fundraiser We still need more supplies to rebuild our hoop house at State Road Elementary School, so we are grateful to the La Crosse Distilling Co. for hosting a fundraiser. Stopping in for…
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Spring has Sprung

New School Sample Lessons Lessons with Caroline GROW is offering free nutrition and garden based lessons to interested classrooms at Northside and Emerson Elementary Schools. Students participated in a "six plant parts" taste test and…
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