"The Gardeners" Take "The Garden"

At BCC, we now have an official "special interest group" to last us through the rest of the school year in the form of a garden club. On Tuesday we met, and the winner of the rock paper scissors contest decided our club is called "The Gardeners" and the name of the garden is "The Garden". The way he put it was, "it's just really simple, and really good". I couldn't agree more. On Friday, we passed notes in the back of the room while Dr Suess was airing on the TV and came up with a flyer for The Garden. I said I would pull it together on my computer at home and have it ready for the next Tuesday meeting. Check out the logo below! The kids love making flyers for various clubs and activities, they typicaly handwrite them with pencil. This will be the first computer generated flyer (mostly) designed by the kids since I've worked here, and it will be interesting to observe what the response is.

But I really don't appreciate this computer-generated logo. I like what the kids designed by hand. So maybe the lettering on the flyer should be typed and leave a blank circle for them to draw the logo.

BCC Children's Garden

Yesterday I asked the kids if they want to start a garden club to make the BCC garden their spring project. There are at least 3 kids who want to, and the first thing we'll do when we meet next week is come up with a unique name. Here are some of the "before" pictures, reflecting the past work of the now defunct 4H Club and contributions by Sustainable Ballard.

Right now there is cover crop in the beds ("containers") and three kale plants. As can be seen in this picture there are two worm bins.

There are two more raised beds like these not shown in the picture surrounded by a sea of cement. Clearly there's a lot of space, though, to work with.

Here's the pathway to the center's entrance bordered by two beds and bins, previously growing culinary herbs, tomatoes and strawberries. I'd like to see all this cement get color and art. The outside of the building is kind of boring and really needs at least one mural.

Job Opportunity?

Someone forwarded me an email letting me know about a part time children's garden coordinator position through Seattle Tilth. Of course I am going to apply for that. Of course lot's of other people are going to apply for that. http://seattletilth.org/about/childrens-garden-program-coordinator-job-description
It's always worth a try though.