FRESHH Club Puts Sunday Effort into Garden

Members of the Freedom High School FRESHH Club spent their Sunday afternoon volunteering at their school garden digging holes, distributing mulch to “trouble” areas and beautifying the area with plants and flowers.

The roughly 6,000 square foot garden, The Falcon Perch, was created to take classroom lecture and create a real world educational environment through a sustainable garden–it also teaches students how everyday items can be recycled and used in the garden.

According to club adviser John Sierra, Freedom’s community garden is being divided into microclimates featuring native, drought-resistant plants. The garden will comprise a native grass section, an oak woodland area and sections dedicated to desert, riparian and chaparral plants. The garden will also include at some point in the future a living wall, solar fountain, food towers, herb spiral and compost bins.

Joining Sierra for a workday were students Ashley Castaldi, Martin Magsombol, Jessica Hicks, and Delani Ryan. In speaking to Mr. Sierra, the club meets on Wednesdays during lunch and decide which day to work on the garden.  The goal of the club is to educate and motivate our school about ways to help the planet by changing the little things we do everyday. We are currently focused on recycling: paper, bottles, cans, batteries, ink cartridges and electronics.

For more information on the FRESHH Club, visit their website. You can also keep up to date with their activities by viewing their blog which was recently launched.