The Lyons Farmers

06/12/2024

Happy Summer, Lyons Farmers! With summer comes the need for garden help. We're looking for families willing to come water the garden, harvest veggies, and w**d if needed. Sign up slots are for a 3 or 4 day slot, so you can come any day in that time frame that works for you! Instructions will be provided for watering. Thanks so much for helping out!

When signing up, note that you are signing up for a group of 3 or 4 days. Ideally, you come twice during your sign up to check for watering needs, but at least once is required. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

06/07/2024

Need some veggies to celebrate the last day of school? Stop by the garden this weekend! The green beans are absolutely exploding! There is also some zucchini and yellow squash, and the kids can hunt for strawberries!

05/18/2024

Over the last 2 weeks, the volunteers and the kids have harvested a ton of garlic and onions! It's all curing in the shed right now and will be ready to go home with students in a couple weeks.

In other news, you'll notice at drop off on Monday that the pollinator Garden got a pretty significant haircut. This was an accident due to miscommunication. Thankfully they mowed around the young trees and bushes we had planted, so we only lost the seeded flowers. Don't worry though, many of the later blooming flowers are still small enough to have survived it so we should see it come back over the next couple months!

05/11/2024

Summer is coming! Veggies are popping up in the garden, and the pollinator garden is starting to fill out. Below, you will see milkw**d that students planted last year blooming, and some of the purple snap peas the students will be tasting this week in the garden.

Thanks for all your support this year!

05/07/2024

We had so much fun in the garden today! Big shout-out to Ms. Fristoe's class--every single student tried beets, snap peas, carrots, and strawberries!

We still have open spots to lead a garden activity during the month of May. Please consider volunteering so that all of our students can visit this month 😊 Click the link below to sign-up or email [email protected] with questions about volunteering. Thanks all!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094AABA823A3F4CE9-44496638-october #/

04/08/2024

Shoutout to Ginny Dittfield Dudek and Jocelyn Fogleman (and Ty!) for helping in the pollinator garden this past weekend!! They transplanted some additional native plants from their homes, w**ded, and cut back all of last year’s growth now that all seeds have been dispersed. We are so grateful for all of the parent volunteers that make our outdoor learning spaces possible ❤️🐝🐞🦋

03/23/2024

The pollinator Garden is definitely getting in the mood for spring! First flowers of the season are here, native columbine. They can be hard to see as their flowers are dark red but keep an eye out for them when you go by!

03/05/2024

Volunteers Needed!! If there are any parents, grandparents, or caregivers that have the ability to lead a garden activity during the school day, please consider signing up! We want to make sure that all classes have equal oppotunity to visit the garden. Some upcoming dates that are still open include:

Tuesday, March 12 from 11:55 to 12:15
Tuesday, March 19 from 11:55 to 12:15
Wednesday, March 20 from 11:50 to 12:10

There are more dates available later in March and April as well. Please email [email protected] or click the link below if you can help. Thanks everyone!! 🍓🫐🥦🥕🫛

02/28/2024

How will you participate in ? Join a cleanup, take in nature, learn about local creeks, March 16-23...DurhamCreekWeek.org

02/28/2024

We had such a great time making sunbutter birdfeeders with Ms. Koermer's class!! January and February have been busy with various garden projects including planting bulbs, building additional beds, starting seeds, and these birdfeeders. We are excited to get started with our regular garden lessons on March 4! If you would like to volunteer, click this link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094AABA823A3F4CE9-44496638-october

12/05/2023

Look who was spotted in the garden--Bert Woodall and his lovely daughter, Maddie! Bert's company, West and Woodall Real Estate, was one of our very first garden sponsors. In addition to supporting community initiatives like The Lyons Farmers, West and Woodall is also well known for their personable and reliable service to all of their clients. If your family is in the market for buying or selling a home, visit https://westandwoodall.com/

11/09/2023

Question: When will you cut back the pollinator garden? It's all brown and dead!

Answer: We won't! Most of the dead plants are just now dropping their seeds, which will become next year's plants. Also, the hollow stems and matted grasses make great homes for many of our native insects like bees & moths to spend the winter and lay their eggs!

Picture: The milkw**d that the students planted last year is bursting forth seeds in a spectacular fashion! Soon the wind will grab these and spread them throughout the garden.