According to the Whole Food Foundation, only 2% of children eat enough fresh fruits and vegetables. In addition, the typical elementary student receives just 3.4 hours of nutrition education each year. We hope to change these numbers by inspiring our K-12 students, families, and faculty to grow their own vegetables, herbs and flowers at home. We want to shift the attitudes of many students and families, encouraging them to spend time outside and to use their hands to create something beautiful and sustainable. We want them to create a garden from the soil up, and to use what comes from it to create healthy meals in their kitchens. At our school, we already have a successful and thriving K-12 Learning Garden with nine raised beds and an open field. We have watched students at every level enjoy this garden and take such good care of it. The kids have learned how to build raised beds, lay irrigation, plant new seeds, stake big plants, pull weeds, lay down compost and so much more. The seed library encourages our kids, families, and staff to take what they have learned in the school garden and transfer that gardening knowledge and those hands-on skills to their own backyards. We will roll our library out on Earth Day, and it will be housed in a central location in the main building. This will be a sustainable project that will begin in the spring of 2021 and continue for years to come.
Seed Saving Lesson
Seed Saving Lesson
How it works
The Seed Library is located in the main building by the front office at Peak to Peak. Stop by and take a look at our available seeds. Seeds are separated into packets with growing instructions, divided into three categories: easy easy, easy and difficult. We have vegetables, herbs and flowers available. Please return any seeds you do not use into the white bin marked "return" or place into Mrs. Bunting's mailbox in the office.
Once you have picked your seeds, check out our resources for gardening page! Each seed packet has planting instructions provided. Things you should keep in mind include:
1- sunlight requirements
2- Shade options
3- Available space
4- Fertilizer
5-Tools
Please visit Richmond Grows for more information on gardening and seed saving
Enjoy all your hard work by creating a delicious meal with friends and family. Copies of recipes will be available in the filing cabinet near the Seed Library. Please take and enjoy!
Send us pictures of your process and end product so we can feature your garden on this site and in our community!
Kim Livingston
Monika Bunting
Annie Sasseville
Seed Library near main office in south building
Sign on how to use the Seed Library
Veggies
Herbs
Flowers
Return bin, including laminated seed packets and files with gardening resources
Featured artist and gardening tips