Janney sets the bar very high - organic garden mart

[Anonymous]

This is so impressive, at Janney. The only drawback is that in sits an almost unattainable bar for other public elementary schools in DC. But it's certainly a nice extra in the kids' overall excellent educational experience.

"Did you know that Janney Elementary School hosts a weekly School Garden Market? The market will run on Thursdays starting in September through November 19 from 3:30 - 5:30 pm. It will be held in the outdoor classroom in the main gardens, or indoors in case of rain.

Our market features our own produce, grown, harvested, and sold by Janney students, rounded out by fresh produce from local farms. We also sell eggs from our own chickens and honeybee products from our hives: lip balm, candles and honey.

In addition, Tenleytown Meat Company is lending its support to Janney! Come to the Tenleytown Meat Company stand at the Janney School Garden Market to buy onsite and/or pickup your pre-order. Grass-fed & Finished, Local, Dry-Aged Antibiotic-free meat. http://www.tenleytownmeatcompany.com

Student, teachers, and volunteers manage the market as an educational program for the students and a benefit for our community. We keep the produce prices as moderate as we can for fresh grown, organic produce. Any proceeds from the market go back into the Janney Garden Project.

Have you noticed how we turned a dusty field into a flourishing garden? It takes many hands to help it grow! Hope you will come out to support the school gardens and enjoy fresh "Janney Grown" and local produce."

[Anonymous]

You obviously haven't seen the virtual farm over at Walker-Jones.

[Anonymous]

JO Wilson does this too, though maybe on a smaller scale. During the spring and fall, there's a market stand outside the school one afternoon a week.

[Anonymous]

Some DC schools have a weekly drug market.

[Anonymous]

Mann's garden is just getting up-and-running. There is a ground-level garden and a roof-top aquaponic garden.

This response should in no way rain on Janney's parade. Kudos to them.

[Anonymous]

Janney seems like kind of the jewel in the JKLM crown. Sigh. Wish we had bought in the Janney district a few years ago.

[Anonymous]

Not a parent at Walker Jones, but I've passed by there, and it is REALLY impressive. I always see people working there. I would have thought that it was run by a horticultural society or something. It's that impressive. Not bad considering that it's a Title I school.

[Anonymous]

Wish they'd give the produce to a food bank or shelter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is so impressive, at Janney. The only drawback is that in sits an almost unattainable bar for other public elementary schools in DC. But it's certainly a nice extra in the kids' overall excellent educational experience.

OP, are you trolling around or is this your usual deranged self?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mann's garden is just getting up-and-running. There is a ground-level garden and a roof-top aquaponic garden.

This response should in no way rain on Janney's parade. Kudos to them.

Key also has a Wednesday afternoon farmer's market with (some) school-grown and (mostly) nearby-sourced produce. Each class has its own plot in the Key garden, as well as some greenhouse-type plantings in the science classrooms. But they sell no honey, eggs, or meat. Smart marketing, Janney!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wish they'd give the produce to a food bank or shelter.

Janney already gives to a shelter called Thrive DC.

From the Janney newsletter:

For more than a decade, the Janney community has been providing a monthly lasagna dinner at a non-profit organization now called Thrive DC. Thrive DC is a non-profit which aims to prevent and end homelessness by providing job training and basic needs like food, friendship and a place to take a shower. The Janney lasagna dinner is served during Thrive DC's evening Women's program and has become one of the women’s favorite meals of the month! The program is very simple: Janney families sign up to drop off a lasagna, green beans, lettuce, ice cream or bread at Janney morning drop off on a designated day. Thrive DC staff pick up the food and Janney families serve the meal the next day and help clean up.

[Anonymous]

FYI- Mundo Verde and Watkins also have gardens with weekly sales.

[Anonymous]

The School Garden Market program was started by a non-profit organization called DC Greens, and Janney is not the only school doing it. But it is great that they and other schools have this program. Here is a partial list of schools with garden markets. Everyone should get out there and support these kids.

http://dcgreens.org/school-garden-markets/

[Anonymous]

I'd love to see something like this at Eaton but unfortunately the school yard is pretty much all hardscape.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wish they'd give the produce to a food bank or shelter.

Janney already gives to a shelter called Thrive DC.

From the Janney newsletter:

For more than a decade, the Janney community has been providing a monthly lasagna dinner at a non-profit organization now called Thrive DC. Thrive DC is a non-profit which aims to prevent and end homelessness by providing job training and basic needs like food, friendship and a place to take a shower. The Janney lasagna dinner is served during Thrive DC's evening Women's program and has become one of the women’s favorite meals of the month! The program is very simple: Janney families sign up to drop off a lasagna, green beans, lettuce, ice cream or bread at Janney morning drop off on a designated day. Thrive DC staff pick up the food and Janney families serve the meal the next day and help clean up.

Do the rabbits end up in the lasagne?