Playing in the dirt

Last week, seventh grade students at Kendyl Depoali Middle School planted flower beds, fruit trees, vegetable plants and flowers as part of Depoali’s school garden project.

The program started last spring, and students will be mentored by community volunteers. Depoali has a large environmental focus and its school building is sustainable, using geothermal heat and recycled water, among other features (“Schoolhouse rock,” Sept. 8, 2011).