What is the purpose of the garden: to show students the connection with food, how it grows, how it is used and how it is used to nourish lives.
What grows in the garden; the vegetable garden this year is much more mature than last year, its first year. The mint as expected has prospered, the oregano is half my size, and the chives have so much bloom, I have lost track (I always know how many buds my plants have) The thyme, has not stopped, the lemon grass, the rosemary, the sage, are all spritely. The broccoli has dropped seed and is as healthy as can be, the rapini has sown anywhere and everywhere. the chard is colorful, the tomatoes look promising, the onions on its way to making everybody cry...The peppers seem a little slow, the squashes not quite happy with all the rain and clouds. The green beans doing better than expected, the yard long beans, and the basil are perhaps waiting for better weather. The peapod is a surprise, perhaps due to the cold weather. I was late spreading the coriander and the dill, but saw that it is better late than never. There are eggplants, tomatillos, and a lone sunflower.
