The fascinating world of the Orca K-8 school garden!

COMPLETE VEGGIE START LIST!!!

Vegetables

Rainbow Chard

Chard

Crookneck squash

Lettuce

Micro Greens

Spinach

Cauliflower

Zucchini

 Kale

Collards

Pac Choi

Straightneck squash

Gourmet Salad

Broccoli

Squash

Cabbage

Buttercrunch lettuce

Cucumbers

Herbs

Sweet Basil

Cilantro

Dill

Thai Basil

Thyme

Oregano

 Peppers

Thai Hot

Jalapeño

Tomatoes

Cherry Sweetie

Striped

Roma

Early Girl

Saucy Paste

Fox Cherry

Genovese

Sun

Stupice

These lucky students popped out of their door and into a Jurassic Park like garden that needed their help. They were able to harvest many pounds of broccoli (of which they prodceeded to devour all of during snack time). They also harvested some purple kale (not as popular as a snack).

Broccoli anyone? Yes!

 They also helped water a garden that was quenched for thirst!

Mr. C brought his class on a walking field trip to the Hillman City P-patch to bring Orca’s garden plot there OUT OF HIBERNATION! This plot will grow much needed food for the food bank and fits in with Orca’s mission of positive community involvement.

Mr. C was also really excited about the students getting some quiet, reflective time in nature after two weeks of WASL testing. These students were able to find a place in the garden to write about observations and reflections of their surroundings.

Hillman City P-patch link: HERE

Oh yeahhh!!!!!

The legendary Orca plant sale is coming May 9th. Come get all the the veggie starts and garden goodies that you can. This fundraiser helps us advance the amazing sustainabilty and environmental education focus that we have here at Orca.

The Columbia City and Hillman City neighborhoods will have an unbelievable selection of organic veggies! We will have:

1. Collard Greens
2. Broccoli
3. Chard
4. Beets
5. Lettuces
6. Tomatoes (many different kinds)
7. Spinach
8. Thai chiles & jalapenos
9. Kale
10. Basil
11. Herbs (oregano & thyme)
12. and many many more!!!!!

There will be many different kids activities, a bake sale put together by Orca’s First Base program, live music, and so much more!!

The greenhouse is in full bloom in this amazing sun lately!! Take a look….

First- our amazing VISTA volunteer Briahn visited the NW chapter of the Cactus and Succulent Society and was able to secure a donation of an amazing array of cactus plants. This huge assortment was will be a great addition to the diverse plant life of our garden.

A treasure trove of cactus

Touch at own risk...

Secondly- Anthony trotted over to the Indoor Sunshoppe in Fremont and filled a donated empty aquarium tank with an array of CARNIVEROUS PLANTS!!!! The students immediatly wanted to stick their finger in every Venus Fly Trap but NO! They don’t appreciate that, they want to eat insects! Along with the fly traps, there are some pitcher plants, sundews, and other funky carniverous plants. They are thriving in the heated greenhouse.

Waiting for a fly to come land on a Venus Fly Trap

Art and science go together well

Thirdly- the Indoor Sun Shoppe was the place to get Bromeliads aka air plants. these amazing plants live on sun, water, and air- no soil! They will be hanging in the greenhouse windows for all to enjoy.

It's flowering!