Town of 探花社区 Supervisor, Ed Wehrheim, was amazed at what’s growing at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School!
The Town of 探花社区, Reworld Waste (formerly Covanta) and 探花社区 Schools teamed up to create the new garden at MTP. Kathy Smerechniak, the STEM specialist at Mt. Pleasant, has been working with the student council to nurture plants from seeds under grow lights.
Students have been actively involved in the maintenance of plants and have spent time learning about the life cycle of plants in their science curriculum.
On Wednesday, Supervisor Wehrheim, Town Public Information Officer Nicole Gargulio and Reworld staff visited the garden to see the students plant these thriving plants in the garden beds. The vegetables grown in this garden will be donated to the local food pantry.
The garden beds, made from recycled material, were donated by Reworld along with seeds, compost, solar-powered water times, and irrigation system. The Town of 探花社区 will continue to support 探花社区 Schools to advocate for additional opportunities at our other elementary schools to develop similar projects.
