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Photos by Kyril Bromley
A grand opening was held for a new greenhouse at the Springs School on Saturday after more than a year of work to bring to life the concept of an “Edible Schoolyard” at the school.
The so-called Seedlings Project was sponsored by Project MOST, a nonprofit that primarily provides after-school care in the Springs and East Hampton school districts.
The greenhouse is part of a project first spearheaded by chef Alice Waters at a school in Berkeley, California, where students grow their own vegetables for the school cafeteria and use their on-campus gardens and greenhouses as learning laboratories.
Educator Karen McFarland will teach kids how to grow the vegetables, and workers from the Quail Hill organic farm in Amagansett will help oversee the greenhouse’s operation.
“The goal for the greenhouse is to give students a place they will look forward to going to do science experiments, art projects and keep journals about how to grow food, harvest it and appreciate how food is integral to sustaining our beautiful planet earth,” said Project MOST Executive Director Tim Bryden. “Children will be able to feel and experience a sense of stewardship for living things, and perhaps teachers will be able to enjoy an occasional “al fresco” lunch and quiet conversation with students in this unique environment among growing plants.”
Parents and volunteers are welcome at the greenhouse, and Project MOST and the Springs community plan to raise about $50,000 annually through fund-raising to support the project.
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