LCEU has been awarded a grant from the SC Department of Education in partnership with Clemson Extension's School Gardening for SC Educators. The grant supplied all of the materials to start a 4 bed raised garden. Students will learn the process of planting, growing, harvesting and preparing foods they can eat.
Today was our first harvest day and many students were able to enjoy picking, washing, and eating the fruits of their labor. We enjoyed garden fresh arugula and salad bowl lettuce. Students were excited to actually eat the vegetables and experience the different flavors of each item. We will be planting sweet potato and peas for the summer and will enjoy the harvest of those items in the fall when we return back to school.
We will be growing more varieties of plants each year and we were excited to see and taste our hard work in our school garden!
