ZLE Green Team

05/28/2026

We hope to see you there! First one on Saturday June 6th is a Garden Walkthrough/ Q&A.

05/08/2026

What a great day to be in the garden!

Today at Explore Learning/ Garden Club students were given the opportunity to show off their strength and team building skills by lifting compost bags into the circle raised beds to help 5th graders prepare for their JMG lesson where they will be designing and planting a garden for the community to enjoy over the summer.

Other activities included painting rocks for the Kindness Rocks! Garden, w**ding and watering the seedlings that are waiting to be planted.

As we approach the end of the school year be on the look out for the Garden Care sign up to help us tend to the garden over the summer, and join us for the Summer Community Gardening Days where families have the opportunity to gather, meet and enjoy all that the ZLE Garden has to bring!

Happy Mother's Day Weekend!

04/17/2026

With the rain fall this morning and uncertainty if we would be able to get outside, it was quite an adventurous day exploring the garden!

Explore Learning took an unusual turn today with a hare-raising situation. Some students found and mourned the life of a bunny who is no longer with us. Many of the students held a "burial" of sorts as we learned about the different predators that may peruse the garden.

One of the leading culprits and top predators nearest the school are Ospreys nesting in the Zachary Playfield lights.
Students thought and considered other predators that may come around at night, such as a fox.

Students learned about rabbit habitats and found a rabbit hole in the Rhubarb garden.
In previous years they have been found in some of the raised beds.

Students also became dirt-ectives in search for creepy crawlies such as: Centipedes, Millipedes, Worms, Rolly Polly bugs, and more!

Ask your students if they attended the garden today and what they took away from the experience.

04/12/2026

🌷 Spring Explore Learning is here! Volunteer with us Fridays 10-12:30 pm in the ZLE garden!

-Enjoy some time outside with the students!
-No prior experience is needed!
-Its a great time to spend with the kids as they explore nature!

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CAEAE2DA0FBC70-62863465-spring #/

If you can't make the whole time, no worries! Come as long as you can.

It's been a very rewarding and enjoyable time with my kids and a great way to meet other kids and also learn myself! We hope you can join us!

Join ZLE students while they soil search and help with early planting exploration. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

02/10/2026

Explored Learning is back, but INSIDE the Grow Lab!
Please consider volunteering some of your time to work with the kids over recess one of these Fridays as they expand their learning.
10:15am-12:20pm
You do not have to be available the entire time.
Please just sign up on link below:

Help guide students in upcycling activities during recess as we learn about the world around us. Select a time that works for you. Thank you!

10/24/2025

What a fun day it was in the Garden!

Today we got to be an artist drawing pictures of flowers and creating our own take home bags.
We harvested and thought about what to make with the delicious goodies that were picked.
We got to be taste testers trying green onions, mint, and strawberries.

Some curious minds wanted to know if a fruit (tomato) was good (ripe) when there was a little bit of green.

We learned that the inside of the tomato (fruit) looked ripe (red inside), while the skin had not fully changed.

Questions from the day:

What happens if you pick a green (un-ripe) tomato and leave it on the counter?
Does it stay green?
Or will it turn red and ripen?

- If you are a lucky parent who has the opportunity to find out, we would like to know:
How long did it take for the tomato to ripen? What were the environmental conditions?
If you had more than one, did they ripen at the same time or different times?

Comment of the day:

I usually pick tomatoes from my friend's garden, but now I am going to pick tomatoes in this garden. - kindergartener

Photos:

10/01/2025

🌱Join students in exploring the great outdoors at the ZLE garden during recess as we learn about the world around us. 🌎

Fridays 10:20am-12:05pm
10/3, 10/10, 10/24, 10/31, 11/7

Select a day that works for you in the sign up genius link to help support students who want to spend their time in the garden and come for as long as you can.

https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C094CAEAE2DA0FBC70-48971894-explore

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07/28/2025

We had a wonderful community day with the master gardeners sharing all that could be harvested and identifying insects! 🐝
The garden is looking beautiful! 🌞
We hope you can stop out and there's no better way than volunteering to water 💦 the garden and then you can enjoy what you harvest. 🫛

We'd love a few more families to sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CAEAE2DA0FBC70-49744525-summer?useFullSite=true&fbclid=IwY2xjawLG5R5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpd05IMEhOSFQxd0p2STFlAR51ENgTKMkGvROleXNDY7sVJMZm7za5TCgsKUjGF_nJ4PPD4uQFbRLu2a8MBA_aem_pgHlk9NXfkGKRkQzJ2NuLQ #/

Thank you!

07/24/2025

So much is buzzing 🐝, hopping 🐇, growing 🌱, flying 🐦, and happening 🧑‍🌾 at the ZLE gardens!!!!
Come explore and see what you find! 🧐🔎
Check out the pix for a few hints and please join us for a community day this Saturday!

07/14/2025

Look at all this lettuce 🥬, herbs 🌿, veggies🍆, and 🍓 you can harvest as you water 💦 and w**d ☘️ part of the ZLE garden this 🌞 summer.

🗓️We're still in need of a few families to volunteer, please sign up at link below.
It's 's so simple. We also have a full guide we can share with you on all you'll need to know. Thank YOU!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094CAEAE2DA0FBC70-49744525-summer?useFullSite=true&fbclid=IwY2xjawLhUDJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHouLswPg-rhQqhba4_6yptnbJzX-Tbb-KVjnuynmBlsqoh9oZscJXNGRdRYn_aem_ThgcQJH-xO7wa-Lce6Ip-w #/