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🌻 WGE Garden Update 🌻
Mon, Sep 14 4:03pm

🌻 WGE Garden Update 🌻
Find out what is growing and happening in the WGE garden.

🌱 The garden team is still on the hunt for a Garden Lead (or co-leads). Find the description at the bottom of this update.

🌱 Come to the PTA meeting tonight to find out more about additional roles on the team. We are looking for the following volunteers:

  • Compost lead
  • Thursday morning care team (bimonthly, 9am-10am)
  • A master gardener
  • 2 teachers

🌱 Friday Afternoon Open Garden starts this Friday, September 17th, 2:50-3:30pm. Stop by the garden to see what's growing, do some tasting, and enjoy a fun activity with your student. All students must be accompanied by an adult.

🌱 First Garden Care Day this Saturday, September 19th, 9am-11am. Come stop by the garden for a bit or the whole time. We will be harvesting and caring for the garden beds. Children welcome! There will activities for them to do as well.

🌱 Join the Konstella Garden Team to stay up to date on everything that is going on in the space, from special projects to student visits.

🌱 Any questions or interested in volunteering, email Katie Settle at katie@settlescience.com.

Garden Team Lead Description
The Garden Team Lead is an important point person who connects all aspects of the garden, from Settle Science to projects and volunteers. The Garden Team Lead does not need to have extensive gardening/plant knowledge, but does need a willingness to learn and adjust. The garden is a beautiful experiment, especially in a school setting and even when we plan and plan, things can go awry. A good attitude and adventurous spirit can go a long way.

Garden Team Lead Responsibilities

  • Manage the budget for the garden.
  • Connect monthly with Settle Science to find out what is happening in the garden with students, what regular maintenance needs to be done, and what special projects are top of mind. This is flexible and can be done over email, in person, over the phone, or on Zoom.
  • Work with Settle Science to set up, organize, and run Quarterly Garden Work Days. If needed, Garden Work Days can coincide with Campus Beautification to help bring the community members in.
  • Recruit volunteers to support the garden in various ways. Some volunteer roles may include:

 

    • Compost Lead

    • Thursday Morning Bimonthly Care Team (stop by the garden to care for the garden bed 2x a month on Thursday mornings from 9am-10am)

    • Master Gardener as reference

    • Lower Grade Teacher Lead (TK-2)

    • Upper Grade Teacher Lead (3-5)