Maybe you have noticed the hoop houses? Wonder what's inside? Good question!
We have some little baby greens growing in there. Maybe it's kale, maybe it's mustard greens...
They have had a warm, semi-dry home to weather the snow, wind, rain and flooding we've had lately. Eventually they will make their way into the cafeteria and a tasty lunch for McKinley students.

Does this sunny weather make you think about gardening as much as me?
Well phase two of the McKinley school garden is up. There's a fence installed. There's a grape arbor. There are posts to support some espalier trees. And guess what showed up last night?

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This is one of the 6 espalier trees that were donated by Colin, an MBA student at Willamette. There are 6 different varieties of apples on this tree! Eventually--these things take time and care and time and patience and time I hear--we will have a "fence" of apples and pears in our orchard. How cool is that?


Thank you thank you thank you to Colin and Justin!

Stay tuned for some fun-filled days of digging and planting in the garden in the next few months. Dates will be posted in the McKinley Messages.