Although the old saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers,” Thurgood Marshall Academy’s Green Club has already been hard
at work during DC’s unexpectedly warm March weather.
We’ve planted beets,
chard, cabbage, lettuce, fennel (a new student favorite since we cooked with it
in the fall), cilantro, spinach, radishes, and arugula (over the protests of
Ms. Fried), and have moved some of our seedlings outside, where they have
bravely faced dropping temperatures and thunderstorms.
Green Club also celebrated the arrival of new friends—worms!
We have started up our worm compost again, and our 2,000 plus red wrigglers
have been working to break down our garden and food waste for the past couple
of weeks.
Many thanks to Big
Chair, a local coffee shop and grill, for their donations of used coffee
grounds to help our compost thrive!
Thurgood Marshall Academy has also welcomed a new staff
member: Kate Lee, our new Garden Specialist. Ms. Lee will bring her extensive
knowledge of gardening, organic farming, crop rotations, and other green things
to the TMA Garden and Green Club activities. We’re very excited to have her on
board!
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