General News: Celebrating the High School Organic Garden
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| Anna Konvit, president of the organic garden club |
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| Lettuce, nasturtiams and tomatoes |
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| Teacher Sue Mitchell shows off the leeks |
October 04, 2007
Students and supporters of the organic vegetable garden at Cornwall Central High School came out on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the harvest and have a taste of the vegetables grown during the past year.
Science teacher Susan Mitchell, who came up with the idea as part of her earth science curriculum, was on hand on the warm October afternoon to give a tour of the garden along with the students. Members of the organic garden club also played a key role.
“My favorite vegetable might be the leeks,” Mitchell said, noting that they had been planted as tiny seeds in mid-March. She is not really one to pick favorites among the leafy lettuces, ripe tomatoes, swiss chard, collard and pepper plants.
Many of the students involved in the garden project never realized how tasty fresh grown vegetables can be. “They try stuff out here that they wouldn’t try if it was served at dinner, and they like it,” Mitchell said. She also said that the school cafeteria purchased potatoes, watermelon, and green beans to serve at lunchtime.
During the summer, volunteers, like neighbor Ray Torraca, took care of the garden while the students were on break. Since its inception in 2006, dozens of businesses and individuals in the community have contributed to the garden’s success. The students will continue working in the garden into November when late fall crops including radishes will be harvested.
Near a brightly decorated table of food, many of Mitchell’s science students left notes about what the garden means to them. Hilary Nolan, an 11th grader, wrote that learning about the garden and the work you put into it ‘can be an essential tool we can use in our futures.”
Another students cut right to the heart of the matter, writing, “I like eating the food in the garden.” What could be better?
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