{"id":1369,"date":"2013-12-17T15:55:27","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T15:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/?p=1369"},"modified":"2013-12-18T20:27:46","modified_gmt":"2013-12-18T20:27:46","slug":"linkhorn-lions-go-green-with-garden-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/linkhorn-lions-go-green-with-garden-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Linkhorn Lions go green with garden group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Green\u00a0Lions Garden\u00a0Group at Linkhorn Park Elementary School grows its own organic garden right on Linkhorn&#8217;s grounds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/worm-bin-3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1372\" alt=\"worm bin 3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/worm-bin-3.jpeg\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/worm-bin-3.jpeg 478w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/worm-bin-3-224x300.jpeg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a>Funded by a grant, the group gets together every Tuesday and has guests from all over the community to talk about growing and buying locally, organic farming, going green, etc.\u00a0 The Green Lions Garden Group also has a worm bin that provides opportunities for students to learn about worms as decomposers as well as providing soil and a place to elimnate food waste in a green way. Any class at Linkhorn can host the bin for up to four weeks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1373\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fotor1217105344.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1373\" alt=\"Students in Mrs. O'Brien's third-grade class take care of the worm bin as they study decomposers in their Structures in Nature Unit.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fotor1217105344.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fotor1217105344.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fotor1217105344-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fotor1217105344-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students in Mrs. O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s third-grade class take care of the worm bin as they study decomposers in their Structures in Nature Unit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Green Lions Garden Group also recently had owner\u00a0of Fruitive,\u00a0Bruce Rozeboom, come in and speak to the group about healthy smoothies students can make using locally grown produce. Students were able to try the delicious smoothies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1376\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fotor1217131523.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1376\" alt=\"Jaden Jorgenson and Paige Rooks enjoy their smoothies from Fruitive. \" src=\"http:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fotor1217131523.png\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fotor1217131523.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fotor1217131523-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vbcpsblogs.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Fotor1217131523-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jaden Jorgenson and Paige Rooks enjoy their smoothies from Fruitive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can check out the Green Lions Garden Group&#8217;s blog,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/glionsgardengroup.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/glionsgardengroup.blogspot.com\/<\/a>, for more information about the group as well as the latest activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Green\u00a0Lions Garden\u00a0Group at Linkhorn Park Elementary School grows its own organic garden right on Linkhorn&#8217;s grounds. 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