Plum Cove students harvested over 70 pounds of produce on this year's Fall Harvest Day with Backyard Growers. On Monday, over 200 K-5 students at Plum Cove harvested the potatoes, beets, carrots, squash, pumpkins, and beans they planted in their school garden last June. This year, Plum Cove had several special guests. Representative Ann Margaret Ferrante, Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken, and Councilman Bill Fonvielle all stopped by to spend some time out in the gardens with the kids. These legislators joined Backyard Growers' executive director Lara Lepionka, FoodCorps service member Meghan Stratton, and MassLIFT service members Courtland Kelly and Marina Lavender who were all there leading students through the harvest.
Written by Megan Statton, Backyard Growers |
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