Our school garden is sprouting more than just veggies!
West End IB World School 2011 "I Can Grow" Youth Garden Award Winner
Thanks to Burpee Home Gardens and the “I Can Grow” Youth Garden Award, West End IB World School students, teachers and parents had another successful gardening season!
This past April,....
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‘Sustainable Chili’ wins 2nd place
West End IB World School 2011 "I Can Grow" Youth Garden Award Winner
West End IB World School is not only in the garden but in the kitchen, too! The Garden Club formed the team “Kids in the Garden” and entered the school’s third annual Chili Cook Off....
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Fertile soil is important to our garden
West End IB World School 2011 "I Can Grow" Youth Garden Award Winner
A few weeks ago we got shovels then we started digging in one of our garden beds. We love to be outside digging. Then we put the dirt into a wheelbarrow and dumped it in a pile in a quiet spot back....
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Students learn to garden and blog!
West End IB World School 2011 "I Can Grow" Youth Garden Award Winner
We are the West End Garden Club. It’s raining now so we decided to blog since we can’t go outside to the garden. In our garden, we have tomatoes, basil, cabbage, collard greens and okra,....
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Growing a community
West End IB World School 2011 "I Can Grow" Youth Garden Award Winner
We have truly enjoyed our school garden and the wonderfully fresh and flavorful vegetables and herbs it has produced! Shortly after the start of the new school year, we held a family picnic. Everyone....
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This garden visitor has decided to stay
West End IB World School 2011 "I Can Grow" Youth Garden Award Winner
This summer we’ve had students, parents and teachers help maintain the garden, which was not an easy task with the extreme heat and dry weather we’ve experienced over the hot summer break.....
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West End IB World School Garden Update
West End IB World School 2011 "I Can Grow" Youth Garden Award Winner
Our garden is growing strong! Even throughout this hot, hot summer, our students, teachers and parents have been able to keep the garden healthy and thriving. We’ve had tremendous volunteer support....
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Planting day in Nashville
West End IB World School 2011 "I Can Grow" Youth Garden Award Winner
April 28 was our big Planting with Burpee Day and we could not have ordered a more beautiful day! It was hard to believe that just 24 hours prior, horrific storms were wreaking havoc across the Sout....
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It’s no longer a secret…West End IB World School has a garden!
West End IB World School 2011 "I Can Grow" Youth Garden Award Winner
Thanks to the wonderful folks at Burpee Home Gardens and their 2011 “I Can Grow” Youth Garden Award Program, West End IB World School in Nashville, Tennessee was given the opportunity to....
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