School to community garden revitalized

Jeff Green | Jun 03, 2010

When Jamie Mcullough took over the school the 21 student school to community class at Sharbot Lake High School in February, he decided to put some effort towards refurbishing the community garden that the class had created two years ago using a grant from the Limestone Learning Foundation.

A number of students took a keen interest in the project, and materials were scavenged or purchased at a discount from local businesses.

“I had trouble finding the garden when I looked for it because a lot of it had grown over,” Mcullough said, “so we decided to build some raised beds which are easier for the students to weed and water.

The new garden features two semi circle shaped raised beds, marked out by brick blocks, and a perennial bed bordering an outside wall. With the addition of two benches that Mcullough found at the back of the school and the auto shop students decorated, a garden and a pleasant sitting space has been created for use by he school to community students and other members of the school community.

One of the students from the class, Chris Schnieder, has taken a keen interest in the gardens and he has been hired to water and weed them during the summer months.

A BBQ was held on Monday at lunch time to celebrate the accomlpishment of Jamie Mcullough and his class.