Farm To School

We are starting a school garden at LINCS with the help of a Whitewater community member and AmeriCorps Farm to School volunteer, Liesl Shultz Hying. Liesl, along with a group of dedicated families and teachers at LINCS, are working together and the dream of a school garden has become a reality.

What an exciting time at LINCS. Many classrooms are beginning to learn more about gardening, plants, living and non-living things, and just where our food comes from as a result of this project. We are working together with various community businesses and programs, writing letters, and making amazing connections.

Donations have been sought, seeds were planted by LINCS students and are already growing at the UW-Whitewater greenhouse, raised beds will be constructed this Saturday morning, and soil will be delivered next week. This idea has quickly come to fruition.

Check back for updates and photos as we embark on this amazing journey.

Good things happen when communities work together. Amazing things happen when they garden together. To read more about what happens when students start gardening click http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/02/18/hands-in-the-dirt-learning.html

For more information about the Farm to School Program, click here http://www.farmtoschool.org/