Come see what's growing in our gardens!

Our new Seedlings are loving this rain!

In Ecoliteracy class, we are making room for our new seedling by weeding our planting beds and adding compost to enrich the soil.

The kids are planting seeds which are growing on the window sills outside of Ms. Inclan, Ms. Buswell and Ms. McLaughlin's rooms. We are also transplanting our seedlings into our gardens and also into pots for the plant sale. We are so thankful for this rain because Mother Nature is doing the watering for us this week!


Ms. Rochester's garden had Arugula growing as tall as the kids, so her class got to work pulling it up and turning it into a beautiful salad.  Many kids ate it and were quoted saying:

"I could eat this all day long!" 

 " I am not eating lunch today, I'm eating this!"

The magic ingredients?

Freshly harvested greens and Cara's yummy vinaigrette!

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/3 cup white balsamic vinegar or unsweetened rice vinegar

1 Tbsp honey or maple syrup

I tsp dijon

Salt and pepper to taste

Put all ingredients in a jar and shake well. Kids are especially good shakers!

          Plant Sale!

      

The kids love planting seeds and Cara has been busy watering our growing seedlings daily.  We had so many tomatoes, tomatillos and peppers that we held our first plant sale last Friday! Thank you for supporting the Ecoliteracy Program.

 Look for our next sale the week before Spring Break!

Energize for the prize

Diane Diamond attended the Energize for the prize meeting earlier in the month and has summarized the program and how to take advantage of the rebates and get money for Hillcrest!

Energize for the prize is the opportunity for Hillcrest to get $100 for every homeowner that does energy upgrades. This program is associated with Energy Upgrade California, a joint partnership with PG&E and Federal Stimulus funds to reduce energy usage.

Additionally, there are many rebates for energy upgrades available to homeowners through this program along with the "prize" for Hillcrest. To take advantage of this, you must work with a partner contractor. The contractor will provide an assessment that will give you the most bang for the buck, in terms of upgrades, to reduce usage and maximize rebates.

For more information, please go to their website Energy Upgrade California.

Or contact Diane Diamond (Hillcrest Parent) at 601-1481 or Dianewayne@sbcglobal.net

Earth Day is Saturday, April 21st!

We will be hosting Hillcrest's next garden work day on Earth Day, so please save your morning to come work in our gardens!