The Garden Program at PHS

Gardening Encourages Community at PHS

Digging, planting, and tasting activities encourage our students to celebrate gardening together. Growing beans, observing bees, flowers, and soil organisms, exposes students to the mysteries of garden ecosystems and nurtures their curiosity for the natural world. Working together, eating healthy, caring for our community, and risk-taking through soil investigations are all foundations of our garden curriculum. At PHS, gardening is learner-centered, gardening is fun, and importantly gardening connects our students to plants, animals, and seasonal change.

This year we are again, growing Row 7 Seeds vegetables. Row 7 Seeds passion for healthy organic food, exclusive use of non-GMO seed stock, and years of expertise, have inspired our school to adopt many of the Row 7 Seed lines.

During each garden visit, whether we are watering vegetables with rainwater, feeding our worm farm with lunch food scraps, or tasting mint and kale, students are immersed in a gardening experience. We are deeply grateful to the founders who have helped make this outdoor classroom possible. Our students benefit from it every day.