Southgate Elementary
- Large in ground garden plot located on school property
- Uses produce in school lunchroom and for cooking classes
- Created a Calendar of Families program to care for garden in summer
- Harvests seeds to be used in the following year’s planting
- Uses garden as a “living science lab”
- DCD and ASD students help care for garden during summer months
The garden is located on the west side of the building. This side of the building is close to a water hook-up. The advice of a local garden center was obtained in planning the garden itself. The garden measures 26ft x 32ft and is one plot. Garden tools, various hand tools, and buckets did not need to be purchased, as they are stored on site for use during their annual Tree Trust day.