WAWA...

The Orion School is now a strategic partner with The West Atlanta Watershed Authority.  We had an informative and engaging curriculum extension visit there yesterday were we saw aquaponic gardening first hand, a first rain garden, a frog pond and "pet" hissing cockroaches.  We are going to partner to work together to alleviate watershed issues in and around the school.  Our friends at WAWA are also going to help us get more rain barrels so we can collect even more water for our growing Greenspace with Grace outdoor classroom!

July Atlanta Intown Paper Article on Greenspace with Grace!

We give back to the community...straight from our garden

Our students donate fresh fruits, veggies and eggs (all from Greenspace with Grace) to Action Ministries Atlanta Women's Community Kitchen

Recognize these from anywhere?  (Hint: see the pictures above)

Greenspace with Grace has worms!

Dennis Holman from Georgia Wiggler came to teach us about worms and help us start a worm farm...

The story of a bird habitat

First we grow gourds...

Then we cut holes in them, clean them out and let them dry...

Then we paint them...

Then we hang them and...

Hope a little friend finds it and moves in...

Chatman and Turner with our little girls

In addition to our three Orpington hens we now have two buff brahma bantam hens and one silky hen. Chatman and Turner are trying to pet our pets.  Disclaimer: no animals were hurt in the taking of this photo ;)

Today's harvest

Some last of our summer reapings from our great garden...eggplant, melon, tomatoes, figs and peppers...yum!

Greenspace with Grace is now a Certified Wildlife Habitat

A certified wildlife habitat is a garden that attracts beautiful wildlife and helps restore habitat in commercial and residential areas. By providing food, water, cover and a place for wildlife to raise their young Greenspace with Grace helps wildlife thrive!  

Our orchard has a new tree...

Our Greenspace with Grace Orchard now has 4 fruit trees...a peach tree, a pear tree, a gala apple tree, and our newest addition...a white fig tree.  Thanks again Garden Hood ~ can't wait to taste these yummy fruits!

Greenspace with Grace has 9 new pets!

Thank you so much to Amy Foster and Garden Hood for bringing us a beautiful dill plant with little friends living on it.  These caterpillars were little yellow eggs when we met them last Thursday.  Now look at them!  We've got 9 monarch caterpillars eating and growing in our space.  Can't wait to see what happens next...

Summer harvest...yum!!

Look at all the beauties in our Greenspace with Grace Garden!

 Squash

 Cucumber

Watermelon

Cantaloupe

Eggplant

Tomato