The Sonoma Garden Park, located at 19990 East Seventh Street in Sonoma, is an educational campus of the Sonoma Ecology Center. It provides a beautiful, natural environment with educational opportunities for all ages. Sonoma County Master Gardeners are participating with Sonoma Ecology Center staff to teach gardening to children at Sonoma Garden Park.
We are in our third year of collaboration with Sonoma Ecology Center and Garden Park staff. We provide the hands-on learning portion of a 4th grade curriculum for Sonoma area schools each spring and fall. In the summer we are in the Garden with the Ecology Center’s Science Camp. Last year we worked with over 400 children.
It’s July and time to start planning for Garden Camp at Sonoma Garden Park. It’s a great program to spend summer mornings in the Garden Park with Sonoma area kids. The activities are fun and casual. Garden Park staff and MGs plan activities together. Here are some of them:
- Measuring sunflowers
- Seed packets
- Worm investigation
- Compost investigation/building
- Planting, weeding, etc.
- Flower bouquets
- Sachets/wands
- Comparing seeds and plant parts
The dates are Monday through Friday as follows:
Monday, 7/27: 9-10:30
Tuesday, 7/28: 9-10:30
Wednesday, 7/29: 9-10:30
Thursday, 7/30: 9-10:30
Friday, 7/31: 9-10:30
Monday, 8/3: 9-10:30
Tuesday, 7/28: 9-10:30
Wednesday, 7/29: 9-10:30
Thursday, 7/30: 9-10:30
Friday, 7/31: 9-10:30
Master Gardeners are providing a valuable experience to area children in Sonoma Garden Park.
In 2007, Sonoma County Master Gardener Susan Angell initiated a project to assist in education in the Garden Park, and since, the following activites have been underway:
- Kindergarten Class Visits Bi-monthly
- Fourth Grade in-garden workshops
- Garden Summer Camps for kids
- Master Gardener workshops at the Sonoma Garden Park
- Collaboration with the Sonoma Mentoring Alliance to teach their kids about gardening
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