Welcome!

The garden was once a cement courtyard in a Cambridge public school building, shared by the Martin Luther King Jr. and Amigos schools. In August of 2006, construction began. The cement was lifted out with cranes, and volunteers from both schools wheelbarrowed truckloads of loam into the transforming space.

Today the garden is a vibrant outdoor classroom that directly supports teachers' curriculum. During volunteer drop-ins, students and their families share in garden maintenance, overseeing the entire growing cycle from seed to compost.

Thank you for your interest!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Happy November 1st! This October there was a lot of activity in the garden. Many classes came out to explore slugs and bugs. Other classes cooked up some delicious dishes with kale, potatoes, tomatoes, and herbs.

The biggest event that happened in the garden was the annual Cider Pressing Event. Classes from all grades pressed cider out of apples using a simple machine and learned facts about how apple trees grow!

Now that it is November, we are planting garlic, tulips, and daffodils. We are also planting rye to keep our garden beds warm in the winter. We hope that when we return, the garden will be full of life in the Spring!

Come out to the garden and help with our Fall planting! I have to run and plant some garlic with a 1st grade class.