BEHR Process Corporation in Santa Ana, CA (the makers of BEHR Paint), and their eco-driven volunteer group, The Green Team, have generously partnered with TMA in support of our Worm Composting (2nd grade) and Hot Composting (4th grade) programs. In 2010, BEHR Process Corporation donated their annual recycling program proceeds…
Written by guest, third-grade blogger, Nareg Balian On Wednesday, May 11, Mrs. Shenton’s and Ms. DeClark’s 3rd grade classes went to the garden and had great time learning about onions from soil to plate. The students pulled the onions from the beds, washed them, and the parents showed us how…
Join us for a spring work day in the TMA Garden on Saturday, May 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Soak up some sun while earning your volunteer hours. We’ll be preparing the garden beds for students to begin planting pumpkin seeds, which will be ready to harvest in…
All moms deserve a TMA Flower Pot and much more. Order a cute, 4-inch flower pot for $5 each. All proceeds go to our garden. Here’s how to order: 1. Download, print and complete order form Download file 2. Enclose check (made out to TMA PTO) or cash in an…
The TMA Garden would still be a pile of dirt if it weren’t for the help of our community of parents, teachers and local businesses. To show our gratitude for those who support our community, we’re going to spotlight a very special TMA garden contributor-David Spinoglio. He’s a dedicated parent…
TMA kindergarteners (a.k.a. Kinder Gardeners) discovered that growing your own veggies makes them taste a heck of a lot better. Last week the kids harvested their own lettuce and made it into a yummy salad. Then they replanted yellow chard for their next nutritious recipe. “The kids loved the salad…
You’re always trying to get your kids to eat their fruits and vegetables and now they’re growing them in the TMA garden. Here’s a breakdown of the crops by grade. Kindergarten: Radishes and lettuce ( beds 7, 9 and 11) First grade: Lettuce (beds 6, 8, 10, 12) Second grade:…
We all know that the TMA Garden is great place for our kids to get a hands-on learning experience but who knew that it could help contribute much-needed funds to our school programs and services. Last Friday Naomi Dei Rossi, a TMA Garden volunteer, set up shop in the Star…
When you walk through our garden, on the surface you’ll see colorful, fragrant flowers and growing plants and vegetables but to our kids, teachers and parent Garden Master volunteers, it’s so much more. It’s a living, interactive classroom where they learn math, chemistry, biology and ecology. In June 2010, we…
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 – Join us in the garden 8:30-9:30 2nd and 4th Grade GMs learn how to Square Foot Garden_ (2nd graders will plants beans and peas and 4th graders will plant carrots) 9:30-10:30 K-5 GMs Mark Hay and Marci Maietta Weinberg will role plays fun ways to…