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Elizabeth

September Garden Updates

September has brought new energy to our garden as we welcome many new students to our school! We’ve loved seeing students and teachers visiting the garden for the first time, eager to explore and learn about the plants growing there. This month, teachers and students will take turns caring for the garden, sharing responsibilities to nurture and maintain our growing plants. The teamwork and enthusiasm have been wonderful to witness!

Our garden continues to flourish with more tomatoes and eggplants ripening on the vines. We’re excited to watch this season’s harvest grow and to involve our new students in the hands-on experience of gardening.

Elizabeth

August Garden Update

We’ve had a busy month in the garden, and all of our hard work is paying off! In August, our dedicated school team members celebrated the first harvest, observing the fruits of their labor.

The garden has been an amazing hands-on project this summer, and we’re so proud of the time and effort the team put in to nurture the plants. We can’t wait to share the harvest with our students when they return!

Elizabeth

August

Our clients love greens!

Elizabeth

July Update: Growing and Learning in Our Preschool Raised Bed Garden

Our raised bed garden continues to thrive this summer! Throughout the month of July, the preschoolers enrolled in the summer program, along with the support of their teachers, have been working hard to take care of the plants. The children water the garden daily, help pull out weeds, and enjoy observing the growth of the vegetables and flowers.
So far, we have seen exciting progress! Many of the plants have grown taller and stronger, and some vegetables are starting to sprout. The students are learning about the life cycle of plants, the importance of sunlight and water, and how to care for living things.
The garden has become a special part of our summer routine, giving our preschoolers a hands-on learning experience that connects them to nature. We look forward to continuing our work in August and celebrating our first harvest soon!

Elizabeth

Farm to Table

Straight from the garden to the table.

Elizabeth

FRUIT!!

We love fruit!

Elizabeth

100 Degrees Or Pouring Rain; Doesn’t Matter at JFS!

Planting, landscaping and flowering.

Elizabeth

Growing Strong: Our Garden’s Progress Since Planting Day!

We’re so excited to share an update from our “Dig In, Plant a Seed” garden! Our preschoolers have been doing an amazing job tending to our plants, and you can really see the incredible progress since planting day.

Our little gardeners love spending time outside. We’ve been reading stories right there among the sprouts, which always leads to some great questions about how things grow. Watering the plants has become a favorite activity, and they’re incredibly proud of how much our garden is improving each week. It’s truly wonderful to watch their faces light up as they discover new leaves and taller stems!

Elizabeth

Planting Day

This is the first meeting and give away of the seedlings. We also had late sign ups for people who were interested.

Elizabeth

Students at Battin Main get to planting!

On a sunny May afternoon, some of the 7th graders at Joseph Battin School #4 – Main, had a different type of learning experience. They got out of the classroom walls and into the school garden. It was time to plant the different types of seedlings that were picked up from Groundwork Elizabeth. From tomatoes and cucumbers to lettuce and basil, these students rolled up their sleeves and got to work.

This hands-on experience was more than just a gardening project. They learned about environmental stewardship, sustainability, and the science of plant life. This initiative was part of the 2025 Plant A Seed Program: Union County Kids Dig In! School Garden Grant Program. These students are excited to see what comes of their hard work.