Free Orchards Elementary
Fox Farm
What we do
A volunteer-run gardening program, Fox Farm's weekly lessons focus on getting students interested and active in food production. Students are encouraged to harvest and taste the ‘fruit’ of their labors; from growing mushrooms and sprouts to making salsa and salads.
Fox Farm Fun
Students take home zucchini and summer squash from Summer Garden Club at Free Orchards' Back to School Night in September.
Mr. Carter's 4th grade class works with Principal Gabby to harvest garlic they planted as 3rd graders.
Students clear our herb garden for the winter and taste-test along the way.
Students in Mrs. Manos' 3rd grade enjoy Salsa Week at Fox Farm. Over 60 pounds of produce were donated from Liberty High School's Falcon Farm to make this year's salsa.
Students harvest native Columbine seeds to use in our Fox Farm Seed Library.
Curriculum
Themes guide the lessons; Native American Heritage Month or Earth Month, focus is placed on seasonal and native garden knowledge. Garden planters focus on varying learning styles, from a hands-on planter to encourage digging, to a sensory garden to help students who are in need of alternative approaches to gardens.
September Focus
This month students are enjoying viewing the gardens after two months away! Pumkins, corn and tomatoes are hiding in the garden, and they'll get to harvest.
September will also focus on fixing-up the garden from the summer; painting, weeding, watering and more.
Students will also be transplanting, planting anew, and designing the last of our school garden since it's expansion in 2025.
Fox Farm will get messy! Please remind students to wear clothes AND shoes that can get muddy this fall.
Further Fox Farm
Contact
Questions or interest in volunteering? E-mail Garden Coordinator Sarah Newton:
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