A new schoolyard garden is taking shape at
Lusher High School. This garden is the eighth
schoolyard garden established by Parkway
Partners since Hurricane Katrina.
The Lusher Urban Farmers Club cleared the
site to prepare for spring planting under the
guidance of faculty sponsor Amy Wanner and
Parkway Partner Horticulturist Macon Fry
along with community gardeners. Soon the
students will be harvesting and eating fresh
beans, tomatoes, cauliflower, okra and
cucumbers. The garden will be used to
enhance the Science, Math and Art
curriculum.
Other Parkway Partners schoolyard gardens
are located at: Lafayette Academy, Hynes
Charter, The International School of
Louisiana, Benjamin Franklin, Lusher
Elementary, Sophie Wright and MacDonogh
15. These gardens provided curriculum
support through outdoor classroom
experiences.
Partial funding for the Schoolyard Gardens
was provided by the Emeril Lagasse
Foundation, Million Dollar Roundtable and the
Governors Safe and Drug Free Schools
program.
Learn more about schoolyard gardens. . .
