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Accessible, elevated garden bed built by AmeriCorps Team!
The School Farm now has an accessible, elevated garden bed, thanks to generous donors and the initiative of our 2021 – 2022 AmeriCorps Team! Their vision was to create a garden bed that would increase the physical accessibility of the … Continue reading
Help us build an Accessible Elevated Garden!
The Accessible Elevated Garden Bed Project We are the 2021-2022 AmeriCorps service team and we would like to contribute an important new feature of the school farm that would increase participation in the garden for all students and visitors! Our … Continue reading
Appreciation for our 2021-2022 AmeriCorps service members: Chad, Lily, Rachel, Riley and Shayna!
We are coming to the end of the school year and want to give a big shout out of huge appreciation to our AmeriCorps Food and Farm Educators! How do we accomplish all the teaching, planting, growing, harvesting, cooking and … Continue reading
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Seeking AmeriCorps Farm and Food Educators to join our team!
Now is the time that the School Farm recruits our AmeriCorps Farm and Food Educator team for the school year 2022-2023! Read more HERE about this terrific opportunity to farm, teach, and cook with our K-12 program – helping children … Continue reading
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Spring beckons… and Winter prevails!
February is a month that tantalizes with the coming of spring, but inevitably winter comes crashing through with snow and ice! It can be dicey when we want to have spring greens ready as soon as possible. Undaunted, we begin … Continue reading
What’s Cooking in the CAFE?
Hello! My name is Shayna and I am one of the Americorps members serving the South Whidbey School Farm program. As we eagerly await the growing season to start up again, we’ve been experimenting in the kitchen to bring every … Continue reading
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Delicious Winter Carrots at the High School!
~High School Garden Report by Chad Fisher, AmeriCorps Carrots are back at the School Farm Stand! We hope everyone had a restful break and a wonderful holiday season. As of today, Thursday, Jan. 6th, the South Whidbey High School Farm … Continue reading
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Winter Begins at the School Farm
Hello! My name is Riley, I am an Americorps member serving at the South Whidbey School Farms. Here is a recap on some of the activities that have taken place at the farm this season and things we have to … Continue reading
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Food Forest at the School Farm!
Hello! My name is Mayme O’Toole and I have been serving as a member of the South Whidbey School Farms AmeriCorps Team since February 2021. As my term is wrapping up, I have been busy researching for our next big … Continue reading
Farm to Home – Harvest Feast 2021
Rachel Nottingham, AmeriCorps service member who teaches the culinary classes and coordinates the Elementary School snack program, gets lots of thank you letters from the students! They LOVE to cook, and eat! In this post, she shares about the Elementary … Continue reading
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