No weeds, for now

 Thank you, students, for spending time in our garden to weed and water it. The E.D.G.E. garden looks great. The tomatoes are full of blooms, the strawberries are producing fruit, the snow peas are climbing, and the flowers are full of orange color bursts. 

Delco Park Picnic: a Huge Success

 We had BEAUTIFUL weather for our end-of-year picnic at Delco Park. The food was delicious, the fishing was fun, and nobody fell in the water!

OK, at least two people fell in the water, but we're going to focus on the positive. . . . . 

Texas Hold 'Em was popular w/Tony, Greg, and Mr. Parker

Hamburgers and hotdogs were the main course

For some reason Mrs. Borchers chose Taco Bell over our delicious picnic food

Mrs. Borchers appears jealous of Mr. Blevins choice of food

Destiny can see graduation just around the corner!

Sarah and Alex enjoyed cards with Miss Mattox

Thanks for cooking again this year, Mr. Parker!

Great ending to a GREAT day!

Miss Mattox's Amazing Blonde Brownies

• 2/3 c. melted margarine
• 2 c. packed brown sugar
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 c. all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1 to 1/4 c. chocolate chips

Bake in a 13" x 9" greased glass pan at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Our Class Garden Has a Name: EDGE Garden!

During several class periods the students have finally decided on a garden name: The EDGE Garden. E.D.G.E stands for the Exceptionally Designed Garden Experiment. They learned about gardening, looked up the frost-free season start date for southwest Ohio, chose plants based on how long it took them to produce fruit, and decided they wanted to include flowers to encourage pollinator visits. 

Jacob used his computer skills to lay out a planting plan so the flowering plants would maximize pollinator visits. Then he supervised the outdoor portion when the container garden was transplanted into our current raised bed in the Fairmont Unity Garden. 

Daily visits to check progress, break up soil, weed, and water have paid off, and the EDGE garden looks great. The tomato plants are flowering, the strawberry plants are flowering AND producing fruit. The snow peas are vining and will need supports soon. The flowers continue to bloom as we remove the dead heads and make room for new growth. 

During the summer students can check in to this class blog so they can watch the garden grow ... literally. In the fall returning and new students will begin to take ownership of this blog so THEY can report on class activities and upload photos and artwork to share information with their family and show off to their friends.