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Meadowlark Garden

A new geodesic greenhouse at Meadowlark Elementary School allows students to grow fresh vegetables and herbs throughout the school year. Students also grow produce and flowers, including pollinators, in outdoor raised beds, and there is a Farmstand hydroponic lettuce tower in the library.

Contact:
Principal Jennifer Black
Project partners: Meadowlark Elementary School, Meadowlark Parent Teacher Organization, Rooted in Wyoming, and others
Location:
Sheridan
Email:
jennifer.black@scsd2.com and outreach@rootedinwyoming.org
Phone:
307-672-3786
Website:
https://scsd2.com/schools/meadowlark-elementary/
Additional website:
https://rootedinwyoming.org/
Lettuce growing under a grow light
Students at Meadowlark Elementary School are introduced to a variety of gardening methods, including growing veggies, herbs, and greens in this Lettuce Grow indoor farmstand, a self-watering and self-fertilizing hydroponic system.
Fresh produce
Students and teachers at Meadowlark Elementary School harvested these fruits and vegetables from the educational garden at their school.