 "Approximately 25 people gathered together at the Washburn High School's Castle Garden ribbon cutting on Friday for a 'celebration of community.' Although sections of the garden have been operational for over two years, this ribbon cutting ceremony was held to honor garden contributors and celebrate the garden's new sign. Washburn High School's Castle Garden was originally a parking lot and now includes a high tunnel, pollinator garden, rain garden, and monarch oasis. The Castle Garden is open to the public, however caretakers suggest using caution around pollinators, such as bees. Students from Washburn High School will be selling produce from the district gardens at the Washburn Farmers Market on Wednesdays through the second week of October."
Picture taken by Amber Mullen, as featured in the Bayfield County Journal.
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 "Washburn School District’s Green and Healthy School Program has gained national attention for providing students with the tools necessary to live in harmony with the natural world and may even result in a visit from First Lady Michelle Obama.
"This year, the Washburn School District has gained national attention as a district that fosters academic excellence and environmentally focused programming at all levels for students. "In September, Washburn High School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon Award for Academic Excellence. Then this spring, five Washburn Elementary students visited the White House — twice — to plant and harvest with First Lady Michelle Obama as part of her 'Let’s Move!' initiative supporting school gardens and healthy lifestyle choices as a way to combat child obesity. "So what exactly does this recognition mean for the district, and what makes it such a unique place to learn?" Written by Amber Mullen for the Ashland Daily Press. Read the full article here.  "Yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed students from across the country to harvest the White House Kitchen Garden and prepare a fresh, healthy meal with ingredients straight from the garden. The First Lady invited back the students who participated in this year’s planting so they could see the fruits – and vegetables – of their labor.
"The students from Wisconsin, Colorado, Louisiana, and Washington, DC, whose schools have inspiring garden programs, couldn’t believe how much the garden had grown since they planted everything almost exactly two months ago." Written by Kelly Miterko for The White House's Let's Move! Initiative blog. Read the full article here.  "When kids from the Washburn school district were picked to travel to the White House in April to help first lady Michelle Obama plant a South Lawn vegetable garden, it was a very big deal to the town of about 2,000 residents.
"Then the group was asked to return. "Five students and two school employees leave today to join other students in helping Obama and celebrity chef Rachael Ray harvest and prepare food from the garden.... “'There is this little dot of a school district in Wisconsin that is having an impact that resonated with the first lady,' said Superintendent Tom Wiatr. 'That’s just cool.'” Written by Jana Hollingsworth for the Duluth News Tribune. Read the full article here.  "Five Washburn fourth and fifth graders will fly out to Washington D.C. Sunday to harvest food they planted in the White House Garden in April as part of First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" initiative.
"Krause believes that the Green and Healthy initiative is "just as important as reading and math," and is the primary reason students from Washburn were selected for this opportunity. "'The Green and Healthy initiatives and standards in every classroom mean that things like gardening are not just special, but instead are a core part of the education of every child in the district,' Krause explained." Written by Amber Mullen for the Ashland Daily Press. Read the full article here.  "We can see in this space, there’s magic in this space, there’s a deep and sort of language-less understanding of what it means to grow something and what it means to be part of a system that is natural and what it means to eat from there. We have to reclaim the spirit of what we’re talking about. This is not just nutrition, it’s not just, you know, the sustenance of drinking clean water. It’s life in its most spiritual form. That’s powerful.
"It’s social justice, it’s spirit work. It’s fun, it’s food. I draw on many people’s wisdom, I consider myself a sort of conduit and less of a thinker myself. Vandana Shiva, who you know, she always said food is sacred but it’s as common as mud. We have to be in that space too. It’s not like food is so very special and we need to revere it and it’s sort of untouchable but it’s a real personal and daily relationship." Written by Our Shores: Ultrarun for the Love of the Lake. Read the full article here.  “All of our fresh greens over the last three weeks are coming out of the Bayfield School high tunnel. The students in the Bayfield entrepreneurial agriculture program are currently providing us with spinach. Also we are getting fresh spinach, arugula and about three or four different types of baby kale from Bill Bailey and Gayle Chatfield,” Patty added.
A week ago Patty met with Rob Hartman from Twisting Twig Farm and Justin Rhoode from Rhoode Farm to discuss what to grow this year to fill the restaurant’s burgeoning orders. “They told me I source more local food right now than any other restaurant in the area,” Patty reported. You don’t have to go to Spain or Puerto Rico to eat great tapas. Just slide a table over to a friend at the Fat Radish and join in on this festive conversation, and maybe, if you can bear it for a few hours, even turn your cellphones off. Written by Hope McLeod for the Bayfield County Journal. Read the full article here.  "Hinson, on the other hand, worked side by side with the First Lady in the front bed and was able to converse freely with her.
"'You can tell there was a genuine interest not only in the students she had there, but in the information she was talking to them about,' Krause commented. 'It was exhilarating.' "After spending time in her presence, Lalich made an astute observation. "'I think Michelle is a very important lady in the US and that she does things very well. She just goes with the flow, and if doesn't think something's right, or if something needs to change, she finds a way to do it, no matter what,' he said." Written by Hope McLeod for the Bayfield County Journal. Read the full article here.  "Several Washburn Elementary School students will be among the students helping First Lady Michelle Obama plant the White House Kitchen Garden today.
"This will be the eighth straight year Mrs. Obama has hosted the event. In 2009, she planted a vegetable garden on the South Lawn to initiate a national conversation on the nation’s health and wellbeing. The event evolved into her Let’s Move initiative. "The Washburn School District currently has a 6,400 square foot school garden and orchard. The elementary grades each maintain a section of the garden and the middle school and high school have classes that use the garden." Written by Larry Servinsky for the Ashland Daily Press. Read the full article here.  A handful of lucky Washburn elementary school kids will be heading to Washington D.C. to help the first lady plant the White House Kitchen garden.
Two fourth graders and three fifth graders who have been active participants in the school's gardening program get the chance to help Mrs. Obama plant vegetables. Written by Newsroom Staff for the Northland News Center. Read the full article here. |
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