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Evanston Skokie School Gardens

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Kingsley School Garden photo gallery

Community members, teachers, and parents along with Linda Kruhmin of The Talking Farm and 30 students from the Kellogg School of Management came out to prepare beds for fall planting, weed and put seedlings in place. Other pictures show the results in September.


the full crew


Karen Reid, first grade teacher at Kingsley,
 and Lauren Spain-Bondi, Farmer in Residence at the school, strategizing.

 


starting a raised bed, making
sure it is well fertilized

then leveling it

 




thriving turnips
(Sept 2009)

tender broccoli seedlings
will they make it?

YES, THEY DID!
(Sept 2009)

 


a raised strawberry patch
(Sept 2009)


it's happening at Kingsley,
how about at your school?

 


a passing cyclist is impressed by a
huge sunflower

(Sept 2009)

Flowers, even past their prime, brighten the garden in fall