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School Garden Workdays

Gaines Elementary 10/6, VOLUNTEER, 8 to 11 AM
Burney-Harris-Lyons 10/6, VOLUNTEER, 10 to 1 PM
Coile Middle 10/20, UGA Judiciary Group
Chase Elementary 10/13 VOLUNTEER, 9 to 11 AM

See all School Garden Workdays HERE
To add your workday to this list, contact stacy.smith@accgov.com

Need a School Garden Workday to get your beds ready for school? 

This year we've set up a one stop questionnaire to get you signed up for volunteers, help, tools, compost, and mulch. Let us know your garden workday plans and needs now so we can start getting resources sent your way.

WORKDAY SURVEY
Individuals can sign up on the Georgia Organics website through October to receive electronic resources via email. Electronic resources include the year’s selected fruit or vegetable themed lesson plans, activities, how-to guides on planting/harvesting, videos, and more to help you plan and implement your October Farm to School Month activities. 

*The first 300 people to sign-up receive a free packet of seeds, washable legume tattoos, and a Georgia Planting and Harvest Calendar for school gardens.*
 
The School Garden Network can be accessed by calling KACCB at 706-613-3501 x309 or emailing stacy.smith@accgov.com.

See all menus and events for this month online.
PLANT!

Seeds: Arugula, Collards, Kale and Greens; Starts: Cabbage, Strawberries, Turnips

October Tasks from the ACC Extension Office
  • Plant your second planting of fall crops such as collards, turnips, cabbage, mustard and kale.
  • Refurbish mulch to control weeds, and start adding leaves and other materials for the compost pile. 
  • Harvest mature green peppers and tomatoes before frost gets them – it may not come until November, but be ready.
  • Harvest herbs and dry them in a cool, dry place.
Find more information on garden care on the UGA Extension Publications Page.

 
TEACH!

Project WET's Water, Agriculture and Food KIDs Activity Booklet 

Introduce readers to how and where food is grown, as well as the link between the food we eat and the water we all share to meet the needs of a growing population. Water, Agriculture and Food features interactive spreads with games, exercises, experiments and assessments. Readers learn about food from farm to fork, including the role of risk, technology and innovation in agriculture.

Downloadable PDF $0.99

Find more lessons (searchable by grade level and subject) at the UGA School Garden Resources Website

EAT!
 
Eating from the garden this month:Apples, Arugula, Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Collards, Eggplant, Muscadines, Kale and Greens, Lettuce, Okra, Field Peas, Pecans, Sweet Potatoes, Summer and Winter Squash, Tomatoes, Turnips.

Slow Cooker Kale and White Bean Soup
Author: DishingDelish.com

Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cook time 4 hrs.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 269 kcal

Ingredients
8 cups fresh kale or spinach leaves coarsely chopped
5 cups vegetable broth
1 can white beans 15oz, drained and rinsed
1 can tomato puree 15oz
1 Parmesan rind
1 bunch green onions chopped
1/2 medium yellow onion chopped
1/2 cup uncooked white or brown rice
4 garlic cloves chopped
2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp salt or to taste
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese to garnish
Instructions
1. Add vegetable broth, white beans, tomato puree, Parmesan rind, green onion, yellow onion, rice, basil, thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper to slow cooker.
2. Cook on LOW 7-8 hours or on HIGH 3-4 hours (until soup is hot and onions are cooked through).
3. After soup is fully cooked, remove Parmesan rind and stir in kale (or spinach) leaves.
4. Top with extra Parmesan cheese and serve

Need materials to cook with in your classroom? Borrow the mobile cooking cart from the Office of Service Learning and/or contact a local chef to come cook with your class! Contact stacy.smith@accgov.com to learn more!

EVENTS!

Shades of Green Athens Extension Gardening Newsletter, September Issue.
Free monthly gardening class. October 23 from 6:00-7:30 at the Athens-Clarke County Public Library Auditorium.
Native Plant Sale, October 4-6 and 11-13 State Botanical Garden of Georgia
10/12 Deadline for Symbolic Migration Registration
Outdoor Learning Symposium, October19-20, Marietta 
 
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