How does your garden grow?

Mary, Mary, quite contrary,

How does your garden grow?

With silver bells

And cockle shells

And pretty maids, all in a row.

We are the proud recipient of the 2012 Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award!  THANKS, MS. AMANDA!!

From Amanda: The Edible Playscape garden will be added to the already established 15 foot by 15 foot vegetable and herb gardens at Green Apple Garden Playschool. It will consist of several structures for plants to grow over and children to play under including teepees, tunnels and a sunflower house. It will also include a shape garden area and a small market stand to foster pretend play. This garden is especially designed to meet learning objectives for early childhood education. Toddlers and preschoolers will help plant, tend and harvest the gardens that are fully incorporated into their every day activities and curriculum. Designing the gardens as the center of the play area allows for open ended exploration and discovery. Children will utilize the garden as the setting for the development of cognitive, socio-emotional and physical behaviors; gaining critical thinking skills, working together and using their bodies. The gardens will be filled with plants and vegetables that allow the students to explore plant structure, life cycles and nutrition. The vegetables will be used to provide healthy snacks for the students throughout the day.