Fall Harvest at JFS
The fall has brought a new beauty to our community garden at JFS! It has been wonderful to see all of the produce that we have been able the harvest recently and give back to the community through our food pantry. We have grown perfectly crisp apples, crunchy cucumbers and juicy tomatoes, just to name a few! Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who put so much time and dedication into our garden!
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.
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!
August
Our clients love greens!
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!
Farm to Table
Straight from the garden to the table.
FRUIT!!
We love fruit!
100 Degrees Or Pouring Rain; Doesn’t Matter at JFS!
Planting, landscaping and flowering.
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!
Planting Day
This is the first meeting and give away of the seedlings. We also had late sign ups for people who were interested.
