What first comes to your mind when you think of the word “garden?” If you are in the majority, you are thinking of plants, maybe flowers or vegetables—or maybe even weeds! In general, plants emerge as the number one response, and for a good reason. Plants are consistently visible throughout the garden season.
Here is a challenge: the next time you visit the Outdoor Learning Lab, tune your senses toward looking for evidence of organisms from other categories of living things. Return to this blog for future posts by students to learn of the roles of animals, fungi, protists and bacteria for healthy, regenerative food production.
