On Friday, Ms. Benasaraf hosted the district’s first “Pick Your Own” Farmers Market at 396K @ 181.
“I wanted to share some pictures from our farmer’s market that took place during today’s gallery walk! Students and parents who visited the room had opportunities to pick tomatoes, herbs, and lettuce directly off our towers to taste and to bring home in provided bags!”
Sometimes, once you get growing, it can be hard to stop! Here are some more updates from Ms. Rollan’s classes at 396K @91:
I am happy to send you pictures of our first completed harvest. I am extremely proud of the students and staff who have worked hard to harvest our vegetables and herbs. The students were able to observe the length of the roots after we took them out of the hydroponic system. We have started a new batch and now we have two systems. I am hoping that we will be able to have our next harvest by the end of May or early June before Summer.
Remember those photos of Ms. Rollan’s class at 396K @91 planting seeds back in January? Well, here is an update!
I am happy to report that today V61, Ms. O’Connor’s class harvested some leafy vegetables from our hydroponics tower to make a small salad. I have included some pictures. The students were excited to try the salad. I would like to shout out the class paraprofessionals who assisted in our first harvest. Looking forward to harvesting some more vegetables with other classes.
PLG point-person Rachel McCaulsky reports on the PLG projects at 396K:
Project Green Reach Grant:
Eight classes (in-person & remote) were selected to participate in the Fall and Spring sessions of the Project Green Reach Grant! Students worked with educators from the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens to explore plants.
Sustainability Project Grant:
P396K is the proud recipient of a Sustainability Project Grant! This grant allows us to purchase hydroponic gardens for our sites so that students can engage in year-round indoor gardening projects.Â
Peace, Love & Planet Grant:
P396K is the proud recipient of a gardening grant from Peace, Love & Planet. Peace, Love & Planet supports student lead initiatives that address environmental concerns enabling young people to become part of the solution while contributing positively to our community. Our students both in-person and remote sprouted seeds and planted fruit and vegetables.
The Purple Radish sprouted, but so did the mold. There may even be a little critter in the bottom photo.
The students sowed their first seeds! They planted peppercress and cilantro (which is also know as coriander). They recorded data in their science observation sheets.
d75plantlearngrow.com 