BELFAST (Oct 1): Produce from the Troy Howard Middle School Garden Project sprouted 24 blue ribbons and 36 red ones Sept 21-23 in the Exhibition Hall at the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity.
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| THMS students, from left, Austin Tripp, Bridgett Littlefield and Katrina Lapham check out all the ribbons from the CGCF. |
Planning for school's entries at Common Ground began in January, with youth mapping and designing the spring school gardens, taste-testing varieties and ordering or saving seeds.
Each ribbon will be turned in for seed money with the following businesses: FEDCO, Johnny's and Pine Tree Garden.
The
THMS Garden Project was recently honored as the 2007 National School
Garden Program. It also has been featured on WLBZ-TV (Channel 2) and
New England Cable News for its successful approach to healthy living
through an experiential- and place-based learning environment where all
students can thrive.