Two years ago Lordship Elementary School’s PTA voted in a new program that would expose grades K-6 to gardening. Each May parents and faculty come together and assign each grade to a different garden task which when completed provide for a garden full of vegetable and herbs at the end of summer.
Some classes prepare the garden beds for the planting of seedlings while others are responsible for the actual planting. These seedlings grow to become corn, broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes and more.
Throughout the summer months, garden volunteers maintain the vegetables and herbs, so that by the time the students and faculty return in the fall the garden is ready to harvest.
On Friday, Sept. 19, Lordship families and faculty got together for the third annual Cultural Potluck Dinner and were able to enjoy many vegetables and herbs in the meals provided. The Potluck Dinner Committee Chair, Dung Stafford, notifies the families early in the year of this event requesting volunteers to bring a special family meal or dessert to share.
“Homemade meals come from almost all the continents with some of our favorites being from Lebanon, Italy, Spain and the Caribbean Islands.” Stafford comments. Many try dishes for the first time.
“I love when a student comes up to me boasting about the new item they tried!” adds Kate Murphy, Lordship Elementary Principal.
“We all know food is one of the best ways to gather people together and what’s better than being part of creating what you are eating?” Stafford concludes.
