 To provide students with opportunities for hands-on, experiential learning; encourage healthy, active habits that will last a lifetime; and engage students and the Ames community in their food system from seed to
plate.
WHATS GOING ON AT THE KATE MITCHELL GARDEN?
Students spent the Fall harvesting their garden produce, growing fall crops and learning in the garden. Students got to taste the bounty of their work - trying tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash and more, straight from the garden! Their harvest also raised money to sustain the future of the garden program; 4th and 5th graders manned their own produce stand at our successful Farmers' Market in September, earning $700 from our Mitchell grown produce! Local farmers, musicians, and others provided food, music, activities and lots of fun at this first annual harvest event!
Now that winter is upon us, the garden will soon be sleeping under a blanket of snow, but the learning at Kate Mitchell won't be snoozing! We are continuing our weekly after-school cooking club, as well as Pick a Better Snack nutrition education in all grade levels. Before we know it, it will be time to start planning our next garden season!
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Check out the End of Season Newsletter!
WE'RE FAMOUS! Mitchell student gardeners (and our carrot harvest) were featured on KCCI evening news!
Check it out here: School Works to Fight Obesity Early
Want to Get Involved at the Kate Mitchell Community Garden? We are looking for community members to fill several volunteer roles:
Garden Committee Members
Cooking Club Leaders
Compost Team Leader
Garden Assistants
Fill out this quick form to apply: 2012 Volunteer Application
The Kate Mitchell Garden project is a partnership between the Volunteer Center, Prairie Rivers of Iowa RC&D, and Kate Mitchell Elementary School.
Thanks to our sponsors:
Wheatsfield Cooperative HandsOn Network And in-kind contributors: R&C Landscapes ISU Compost Facility Questions about the Kate Mitchell Community Garden?
Contact Garden Coordinator Kristen at 515-268-5323 or Kristen.Loria@vcstory.org
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