Locust Valley Middle School health and gardening teachers held the seventh annual Garden to Table event throughout late April to teach students how to take care of the beautiful grounds at the school and in their neighborhoods.
As part of their nutrition component of the health curriculum, sixth graders went to the high school and middle school gardens to explore topics such as perennials and annuals, examination of weeds, soil and compost differences, herb, flower, fruit and vegetable identification, planting procedures and a take-home seed planting program. The goal of the nutrition unit is to present practices of eating in a garden to table fashion to instill and inspire students to embody a new way of thinking about food.
Health and gardening teachers, as well as student volunteers from the Garden and Animal and Environmental Club were excited to share their knowledge and lend a hand to students.