Since the Campus Kitchen at Gonzaga University’s greenhouse/community garden grand opening last week, the seeds are already up and about to shed their shells. Something else is budding too: a relationship between the local Garry Middle School gardening club and Gonzaga University students.
“It’s multilayered with them [the middle school students],” says Emily Paulson, coordinator for CKGU. “They not only got to interact with city officials, but the people they think are really cool: the Gonzaga University students. They are also outside, learning about sustainable gardening. And, they have fun playing in the dirt.”
After an opening speech, ribbon-cutting, and tour of the facility, the Garry Middle School students worked with Campus Kitchen volunteers and several master gardeners to plant: swiss chard, carrots, potatoes, onions, peppers and lettuce for about an hour. By the end of April, students will also start cantaloupe and tomatoes.
As the garden progresses, students young and old will take turns watering the garden, and one city council member is even working to get a volunteer force from community centers to tend to it over the summer. In addition to the bounty of fresh produce the garden will yield for the Campus Kitchen, Paulson hopes garden maintenance will turn into a green job for a Spokane resident.
Before - students weed the donated greenhouse
After - Students get a tour of the greenhouse plots
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