BMS Community Garden

Volunteers are needed. Please sign up here.

Thanks to the generous support of the Barrington Education Foundation, BMS is proud to create this community garden to provide growth opportunities for the school and local organizations for many years to come.

July 2023

Harvesting: herbs and greens

zucchini coming soon

Summer Crops: cherry tomatoes, squash, cucumber, green beans

GOT COMPOST?

Food scraps are collected at lunches and in the black turnable next to the garden. Staff and neighbors are encouraged to bring their scraps from home.

Compost

-yes veggies

-yes fruit

-yes bread

-yes fries/potatoes

-yes eggshells, coffee grounds and tea bags

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-NO MEAT -NO DAIRY

-NO TRASH

-NO PLATES/TRAYS

Operation Greenhouse

We took over several windowsills this winter to start seeds. Many were sold to families and the rest went into the garden.

List of Recipes:

This Season's Crops:

green beans-coming soon
tomatoes
herbs and lettuce
cucumbers
squash varieties

Mission of the garden

Our mission is to provide real-life hands-on learning to our 11-14 year old learners by providing education and access to developing and maintaining local food sources. Students will have multiple opportunities to connect with nature in their own school community while engaging in design and problem-solving activities with real-life application. Students will see first-hand how the school compost program connects to agriculture and a healthy planet in their own backyard. The produce will be donated to local organizations during the summer harvest.

Hardening off plants from our windowsill greenhouse

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Volunteer Form

Contact Us

bmscommunitygarden@barringtonschools.org