March 22, 2012

TMA Brownie Troop Paints Pictures to Decorate the Garden’s Cistern

by Tustin Memorial Academy Organic Garden and Nature Center

By Kailie Aguilar, Student Blogger

I am in second-grade Brownie Troop 1972. My troop painted pictures to decorate the water cistern in the TMA garden.

Before we started painting, Mrs. Streichenberger called up a few girls to show an example of how to paint on the special paper. We took a walk in the garden to get some ideas and then Mrs. Frank passed out the supplies. We started painting after that.

Justine and I painted a butterfly. Some of the other girls painted flowers, ladybugs and bees. Painting was really fun to do. I got to see our paintings when I went to the garden with my class and I felt very proud.

Fall, 2013, we were awarded $200 from, The CA Native Plant Society, OC Chapter, to expand plant selection in Butterfly Garden

Spring 2014, we were awarded $500 from, Western Growers, to strengthen existing nutrition education programs. This is our 2nd award from Western Growers.

Slow Food OC $2000 Grant for Green Bucks program. Green Bucks are awarded to students for enthusiastic engagement during their garden visits.They can redeem it for a healthy .50 treat sold at our after school Produce Stand Sale.