MS Earth Day: Sweat, Sunblock and Seedlings at the Boone Street Farm

Scott Harrington, Middle School Principal, writes in to tell us about the group of MS students busy at Boone Street Farm last Friday:

It was quite a surprise to be worrying about sunburns while gardening on April 17, the Friends School version of Earth Day.  It was supposed to be cold and rainy.  But a group of 12 Friends Middle School students spent the day weeding, preparing beds, mulching, and planting seedlings at Boone Street Farm an urban garden that's part of the Farm Alliance of Baltimore City, and many of us turned a shade of red from the hot sun. 

We not only helped four of the Boone Street Farm staff prepare the beds for the summer crop, but also gave the place a bit of a shine for their own Earth Day celebration on April 22.  One special treat of the day was our partnering, unexpectedly, with some neighborhood children who have taken interest in the farm, and decided to help out and join us for lunch.  If you are interested in supporting Boone Street Farm, you can purchase their produce at the Waverly Farmers Market (under the Farm Alliance of Baltimore's tent), or you can contact them to join their CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).