Today, Lisa from Cody Orchards shared with us stories about life on her family farm. Hood River County is the largest producer of pears in the world and Cody Orchards has been an important orchard for growing pears, for decades. Lisa has been working her families land since she was a young girl - painting baby trees and tapping gophers. She encouraged us to eat, grow, and cook with locally grown fruits and vegetables.
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| Lisa from Cody Orchards |
Our garden Gorge Grown Kids: "From the Ground Up" program goal is for kids to develop project that move the HRMS garden and green house up! Shapes and sizes of recycled metal, along with nature, inspired our sprinkler designs. After polishing the welded joints, our first round of sprinklers were installed. Come by the HRMS community garden to check them out!
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| "Moon Slash" designed by Megan, Claire, Richard, Gustavo, Anthony, & Michael |
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| "Wind Blown Tree" designed by Bergen, Rose, Brynnan, & Lauren |
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| "Goldfish" designed by Amy, Kiki, Erin, and Nicki |
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| Summer Squash |
Planting for the future. Meanwhile, Shelly worked with students on cutting shapes and creations using a medium called Tyvek. Tyvek is impervious to moisture, can't be ripped, and colorfast. This material will be used to create prayer flags and a garden banner. Eventually students will apply their learning to designing the new Gorge Grown Food Network truck mural.
Thank you to Veronica's Salsa for donating four gallons to our program. Veronica's Salsa is a local Hood River business and her daughter, Alexa, is in our program!
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