Since 2011, Natalie Street has sponsored the Gardeners on the Run (Suffolk Healthy Partnership) at Creekside. We have two small square plots and just added a large 12 x 4 bed last year. We have been very successful in growing lettuce, carrots, radishes, spinach, carrots, and HUGE tomatoes! It is with great pleasure that I open up this WONDERFUL learning opportunity to the students in my class and selective students throughout the 3rd grade that we feel would blossom in this opportunity. Gardeners on the Run focuses on healthy lifestyles, exercising, and eating right. Students will run at the beginning of each session with the hopes of completing a mile at the end of our time together. After our workout, students will then maintain the garden by planting new plants, water/wedding the beds, learn about the different needs for each plant, and clean up the surrounding areas.
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