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The South Whidbey Elementary School Farm pumpkin spiral is such a fun way to learn about decomposition! We make a huge spiral in the meadow from everyone's old Halloween pumpkins, and watch what happens to them over the winter and into the spring. Not just the decomposing pumpkins, but also the grass around them. Guess what happens? In this video you will also take an overhead tour of the Schoo...

Thanks to the generosity of Goosefoot Community Fund, OSPI*, and the Rotary Club, the South Whidbey School Farm has a wonderful new Coolbot walk-in refrigeration unit for all the produce we grow for the school lunches, Whidbey Island Nourishes, snack program, culinary classes and events! *grant from the Washington Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

This history was put together for our incoming 2021-2022 AmeriCorps Team.

Welcome AmeriCorps

Every Halloween we collect pumpkins and this year we made a spiral out of them. Can you see where the pumpkins were in the field? Happy Earth Day!

We celebrated Earth Day throughout the week with all the classes!

Here are the basics of how solar panels work and why we love them at the school farm! They are powering the lights that grow our veggies starts!

We are converting solar energy to electricity that will help us grow thousands of veggies starts for the school farms and our school families in their home gardens.

It's important to know your plant families so that you can rotate your crops to prevent disease and maintain soil fertility! A video from the South Whidbey School Farms for our student farmers and their families. whidbeyschoolgardens.wordpress.com/

Knowing the size and the spacing of your veggies will help you plan your garden!

Learn about temperature, days to maturity and crop succession in our maritime northwest climate to help you know when to plant your veggies.

Deciding what to grow isn't just about what you like to eat fresh-picked from your garden, it's knowing what your plants will need to be happy!

We need to know what we planted and where we planted it in our garden so that we can practice good crop rotation. Mapping your garden is a great way to keep records of what you've been planting over the years.

If you didn't get to covering cropping or mulching your beds this fall, you can still turn over your weeds and use them as cover crops. Then mulch. This way your beds will be ready to plant in the spring!

Support the South Whidbey School Farms program and help our students learn and grow!

How do plants grow in the winter?

The new school farm outdoor classroom is ready for students!

Here are Five Fun Things at the School Farm in late October!

Pumpkin Pancakes with our home-made pumpkin puree

Pumpkin carving and baking with pie pumpkins

Gnocchi

Mashed Potatoes from the School Farm

Seasons and climate at the School Farm - a lesson for 5th and 6th graders

Dyeing with Japanese Indigo at the South Whidbey School Farms

Auger digging footings hole for school farm outdoor classroom

Groundbreaking for the new outdoor pole barn classroom at the South Whidbey School Farm!

Making Pesto with Farmer Kylie

The South Campus mascot visits the School Farm!

Cycle of life at the School Farm