“Our Pomeroy garden is the heart of the school community. It is a place where you see kids laughing, learning, connecting and exploring,” said Kevin Keegan, principal of the Santa Clara school.
“Our students might be counting caterpillars, planting, picking fruits and vegetables or taking fresh ingredients into our makerspace to cook something special,” continued Keegan.
At Pomeroy’s Community Garden Day on Jan. 28, attended by about 200 parents and children, the students, faculty and staff shared garden pleasures, history and plans for expansion of the almost 30-year-old garden.
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“The garden is a fun place to be. I like to plant seeds and look for bugs and worms,” said Sofia, a second grader. “Plants help the environment. We ate pumpkin seeds and tomatoes.”
Finding slugs and worms on scavenger hunts also tops student Alex’s list of garden pleasures. For…
