The Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Inc. awarded The Chestertown Garden Club, District I. a State Award for ”Outstanding Container Garden” with $150.00 and a District award, the Steiff Young Gardeners Achievement Bowl, in recognition of the Pizza Garden Creation with 2nd Graders of Radcliffe Creek School, Chestertown, MD.
Connie Scroth and Robin Emling
Horizons at Radcliffe Creek School is a summer program for disadvantaged children in Kent County. The club provides the barrel, soil, plants and the guidance of two garden club members to assist is creating a pizza garden. Horizons School students learn how to recognize and care for different types of parsley, herbs, and tomatoes as well as the importance of insects and pollination.
(L to R), Mackey Dutton, Beryl Kemp (President) and Sid Cooper. They are receiving an award from The Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland, Inc. to the Chestertown Garden Club in recognition of their 85th Anniversary.
The children use their harvest to make pizza as a culminating activity. In many cases, this is the first introduction to actually seeing food grown in “soil/dirt”! Co-Chairmen in photo are Connie Scroth and Robin Emling. These two members work with Horizons staff/children and all members participate through May Mart fund-raising.
jenifer e e says
Brava to each of you, you fabulous women!