Author: Nann Parrett, Executive Director

Nann Parrett has been visiting Mrs. Berry’s classroom at Hawthorne Elementary, where she has students excited about gardening through art projects and science activities. During every visit, the class discusses the term “Observation,” and students get the chance to observe the results of their efforts in various ways. They had a blast when Parrett brought the worm composting bin, when they got to handle wriggly red worms while talking about the important job worms have in the life cycle. Another time, students crafted lovely butterfly mobiles, a spring-inspired chromatology project where they talked about how colors are made. Their...