Hello! My name is Lynette McPherson and I am the Garden Manager for Brookings Harbor School District. I have the coolest job in town! I get to engage with students and help them learn how to grow their own food as they spend time in the school gardens. We educate and guide as we are outside having fun learning about nature, pollinators, science, art and literature.
Weekly here is what you can expect to see on this site.
Monday - Our Farm to School Garden Nutrition Educator, Iya Maham will be posting an activity that you can do right at home with your students. The majority of these activities align with Oregon State Standards and come us to from Oregon Ag In the Classroom. Sometimes it will be a video, she will read a book or provide detailed lesson plans.
Tuesday/Wednesday - Lynette will be posting weekly to do lists. This is prime growing season here on the Oregon Coast and it’s time to get outside and grow some food! These lists will include garden maintenance and suggestions on general gardening activities.
Friday - Lynette will be posting a weekly what to sow/grow now list. With her 45+ years of growing a family/farmer’s market garden she has decades of information. Questions are welcomed!
In addition, Lynette manages the Chetco Community Seed Library. Thought the Chetco Public Library has closed down the seed library is available to everyone. Starting the week after Spring Break Iya and Lynette will be back in the school gardens. You can comment below what seeds you need and Lynette will have them for you at the High School next to your student’ food pick up at the High School cafeteria. She will also have a limited supply of pre packaged seeds which will match the weekly what to sow/grow list. These will be available for pick up also.
So let’s get started. Though the weather outside is not cooperating for our outside gardens, we can still garden inside. As you can see below I’m growing microgreens on my bookcase! How cool is that? I’ll be posting Friday how to do this in your own home!
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