AUGUSTA — The L.O.C.AL. Garden in Bath and Phippsburg Elementary School will take part in Open House events this weekend to showcase their students’ hard work and highlight the many benefits of educational gardening programs.
In Bath, the L.O.C.A.L. Garden for RSU 1 schools is on the corner of Lamont and High Streets. From 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, there will garden tours, snacks and refreshments, garlic and mini pumpkins for sale, questions answered about gardening and composting.  Contact: Laurie Burhoe: [email protected].
At Phippsburg Elementary School, The Amazing PES Kid’s Garden, on 1047 Main Road, will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be garden tours, plant sale (perennials, seeds and houseplants); don’t miss their Haunted Garden coming up on Friday, Oct. 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (rain date Oct. 25). Contact Carol Emerson at 389-1322.
The open-house events are being coordinated through the Maine School Garden Network (MSGN), according to Kat Coriell, chair of the MSGN board of directors. A full listing of Open House sites, as well as a directory of school gardens in Maine, is available at the MSGN web site.
“School gardens are one of the best things you can add to a school curriculum,” Coriell said. “They get children outside, exploring nature and science, being active and learning about  healthy foods and good nutrition. Kids will even try broccoli if they grow it.

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