The Garden In Full Bloom
Welcome to the garden! Last spring, I know several of you started new gardens as a way to get outdoors and pass the time. It was...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Mason Bees Are Here!
Northwest Pollination came this week to gift us with mason bees! They set up out bee condo outside the Trillium classroom and answered...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Eating Your Microgreens
Microgreens can contain up to four to five times more nutrients than a full grown plant or fruit. These baby plants are only one to...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Designing A Mini-Chinese Garden
Chinese gardens contain three main elements; water, stone, and plants. The Trillium have been learning about the importance of each of...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Why Is Outdoor Education Important?
There have been a multitude of research studies which have determined that our health is interlinked with our interactions with the great...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
The Water Race
Alder classes have continued their work on water movement by learning which surfaces are pervious and impervious. This week the classes...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
2020 Garden Designs
Our Roots Leadership team has our four sections of the garden mapped and designed. We will have a pollinator, a three sisters, a...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Tiny Terrariums Produce Powerful Plants
Clarkia students are finishing up their experiments of capturing radiant heat to produce a greenhouse effect. Discovering how quickly...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20202 min read
Garden Updates for 2020
Trillium finished up a quick unit on nutrition this past month using Oregon My Plate lessons. We discovered the importance on choosing...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Autumn Brings Change
Alder garden classes are working on honing in on their mapping skills by creating treasure maps. Each pair of students will select a...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Behind The Scenes
I am finally catching my breath after a successful Roots Day. Thank you to all who were able to participate, volunteer, and attend. ...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Winnowing Amaranth
This week the Alders stepped back in time and learned the art of winnowing. We harvested and dried the famous ancient grain. We...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20202 min read
Catching The Last Of Summer
As the weather is quickly turning to fall with temperature rapidly dropping and the rain returning, we have been frantically getting our...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Roots Farmers Market
Our Farmers Market is an elective class consisting of Alders and Cedar students. They are gaining and using leadership and...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Wondering As We Wander
This week all garden classes from Trillium to Alders took time to wander through the garden and make scientific observations. Alder...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
Stand Amazed
This week most classes got to spend time in the garden pondering the questions: "In what ways do we care for our land?" and "What are my...
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Shelley Urben
Dec 15, 20201 min read
At The Root Of Summer Beauty
Our Roots Garden has been bountiful in production and beauty this summer. From the Trillium, to the Pollinator, to the Lewis and Clark,...
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