Scapes and Gary’s Nursery in Marietta teamed up to help the second grade classes at Sope Creek Elementary with their Environmental curriculum this fall.  Together with Evan Rogers from Scapes, ten classes planted ten trees and gained some hands on knowledge that reinforced the lessons on Earth and Science so far this year. 

Some of the trees (and shrubs) that were planted also fell into the Farm to School program that has already been underway this year.  We planted Apple and Pear trees as well as Blueberry bushes and Fig trees as part of the school garden to better emphasize the wide range of ways that food is produced in our society for consumption.   

The plan is also to continue to utilize these plantings in the lesson plan throughout the rest of the school year and in the coming years.