Our garden originated from the School Wellness Initiative in the spring of 2007 because of our efforts to encourage a healthy lifestyle through good nutrition and physical activity. We are located on a certified National Wildlife Habitat and want to provide our students with opportunities to appreciate and interact with our beautiful grounds. The Sharing Garden allows us to provide hands-on learning, encourages respect for the environment and provides food for the needy. We provided twenty-five pounds of tomatoes for a local food pantry in 2008, along with fresh vegetables for our cafeteria. Our garden consists of 8 raised vegetable beds for the primary grades and the middle school and a central raised bed with perennials for the high school. Volunteers built an outdoor patio/classroom this fall using donated bricks. Our goals for 2009 are to increase the sustainability of our garden by installing rain barrels and introducing composting to the school.

Volunteer Opportunities

The Sharing Garden would not exist without the efforts of students, staff , parents and the community. Give and Get hours for parents and community service hours for students will be awarded for any time spent helping with the garden. A current need is for volunteers to help supervise students on a workday in the garden on Friday, April 24. We are also looking for additional garden committee members to help with planning and planting this spring. Summer Volunteers tend the garden for one week during the summer to weed, water and harvest fresh produce. Please contact Cathy Tran Call at 864-0299 ext. 111 for more information or if you are interested in volunteering.

Our Generous Donors

The Columbus Foundation
Scott’s Miracle-Gro
Murphy’s Tool Rental
Graves Fencing
Greenscapes Landscaping
Lowe’s
Eddie Karmia
Smadar Melmud
Agnes Hartstein
Geoff Tolle
City of Columbus
Marge Ciranni
Ohio Action for Healthy Kids