Fernbank Elementary won a grant from DeKalb County and Georgia Organics this winter. Here is how the funds were used:
MATH CLASS IN THE GARDENThird graders learned about square foot gardening and measured out the school garden beds in 12”x12” squares.
LETTUCE PLANTING
Classes of all grades planted 200 lettuce plugs in the school garden. Students also tended to our composter and learned about organic fertilizer.
SCHOOL-WIDE GARDEN TASTING
Lettuce and strawberries were harvested from the school garden. With some supplements from Whole Foods, parents prepared a school-wide lettuce and strawberry tasting. 700 students at Fernbank Elementary ate organic salad that they grew!
Try this salad at home! The kids loved it.
Scrumptious Strawberry Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
-9 cups mixed greens
-1 cup fresh strawberries
Dressing
-4 TBS Canola Oil
-2 TBS Sugar
-3 TBS cider vinegar
-1 TBS Orange juice
-1/2 tsp ground mustard
-1/4 tsp salt
-9 cups mixed greens
-1 cup fresh strawberries
Dressing
-4 TBS Canola Oil
-2 TBS Sugar
-3 TBS cider vinegar
-1 TBS Orange juice
-1/2 tsp ground mustard
-1/4 tsp salt
