In le garden, t…

In le garden, they are variuos colors of green, yellow, lavender, purple, and many more. 

Color

There different types of colors like yellow,redorange,orange red,purple,white, and ,brown.The colors make a perfect garden.

Thank you to 826 LA and to our student bloggers

We are super impressed by the work of our student bloggers. Please read their posts below. We are sure you will be moved, and inspired. 

Also, we would like to give a HUGE thanks to the 826LA volunteers that facilitated this project. They were AMAZING as always!

Thank so much!

The Farm King Team.

Garden reflections by Nita McHugh

I like the garden because it’s one place you can cook outdoors. It is also the greenest place in the school; even the grass field is made out of plastic! Right after you after you walk in, it is a really pretty sight. The plants make it really colorful and smell really good. You can smell the fennel plants that smell like licorice and the mint. Every week when I walk into the garden I see new plants blooming.

            The insects and animals that are attracted to the plants are also very interesting. There are sometimes butterflies, worms, ladybugs, aphids, humming birds, and even mating praying mantises. The signs here are really colorful and have been created by people who have helped here. You might just think that the things surrounding the plants are regular stones with paint, but they are blocks of cement decorated with patterns by creative students.

            As you can see there are many things going on in the garden. My favorite thing is making delicious meals for others and myself.  You can get new recipes and it might not be something you do everyday. The garden is a great place where people work really hard to make it a fun and educational place for you to hang out every Tuesday after school.

By: Nita McHugh

From Plants to Food By Nasya Mejia

        I have been attending this garden since the beginning of the year and I have been coming almost every week. Having a garden at school has been awesome, especially because of Chef Rachel and her cooking. Having an experienced chef in our garden has inspired me in so many ways.

         I have not only learned the skills of cooking, but I’ve also seen how something you grow yourself can be turned into something amazing. I have always had a garden at my house, and now I can enjoy gardening at school! The cooking experience has inspired me to start being more environmental such as cooking at home with plants from my garden or shopping at local farmers markets. I have always hated vegetables, but cooking in the garden has showed me that plants from the garden can turn into a delicious meal.

            I think the most interesting thing about this cooking experience is that after cooking you notice that a simple plant can be turned into something extraordinary. Now I can try to create the same dishes at home such as the tasty yellow curry or the mint lemonade. With the help of the chef, I can now have my own cooking experiences and I can be more environmental.

Surprises in the Garden

I take a tour around the garden.  I use my senses on plants. I close both of my eyes and get anonymous plants to squish and smell. Every plant I smell, smells differently.  Brian, our teacher in the garden, hands me some yellow flowers called nasturtium. It doesn’t taste like anything the moment I put the flower in my mouth, but once I bite down, the taste in my mouth becomes hot and spicy. It is surprising.

 Everywhere you go, there’s something useful: the compost bin for waste, the kitchen place for cooking different food from the garden, and the picnic tables to sit on while eating the meals.  Being at the garden makes me feel relaxed because it’s calm and it releases all my stress from the long day at school.  There’s a place for shade and there’s a place for the sun’s heat to help plants grow. The garden is a good place to be when you need a place to relax, a place to do homework, and a place for fun activities.  The garden is important to me because it has useful plants and it makes me feel good to be here. I have learned a lot from the garden that I will use through out my life. Because of the garden, I’m planning to have my own garden in the future.  

By Moniratana Sam

Garden Reflections by Mey Mey Sok

Hey there! My name is Mey Mey Sok and I’m a formal student at Thomas Starr King Middle School. At my school there is an afterschool program where we garden. We plant, harvest, cook, and paint. We plant and harvest vegetables, herbs, and flowers. Painting signs for the garden makes it more creative and beautiful. Sounds hard, huh? But it’s actually fun!

            I’ve learned so many things in our garden. But the most important thing is that we should appreciate the environment. It’s hard work but it brings smiles to many faces when we work together. It is a great opportunity for students to help the environment that we are living in. Sometimes people take the environment for granted but we should stop and realize that we can help and make a change. In our garden, people get to realize it takes patience, a lot of work, and attention to create this healthy environment.

By: Mey Mey Sok