PROJECTS
W7th & D
South Boston | Fall 2021
In collaboration with the South Boston NDC we developed an unused city lot and built several garden beds on the corner of West 7th st and D st in South Boston. The beds are 2 feet tall, 20 feet long, and 4 feet wide. The garden is an experimental community effort in which anyone is welcome to participate.
The Joseph P. Tynan Elementary School
South Boston | Spring 2021
This was our first raised bed garden in collaboration with a school community. In this case we did not provide hands-on teaching but instead provided the foundation for learning by constructing a raised bed for the school. The focus group was kindergarteners and setting them up for plant learning at the earliest stages possible!
South Boston Catholic Academy
South Boston | Spring 2023, Fall 2023
In Spring of 2023 we began our first partnership with SBCA in South Boston. This project with the 5th and 6th grade science class (40+ students) spanned five weeks - four in-school teaching sessions followed by a field trip to the Boston Microgreens farm. Expanding off last year's efforts at Devers and with a revamped lesson plan SBCA students were able to engage our standard curriculum as well as some additional hands-on experiments such as our plant light box and our Lilly pollution dye experiment.
Richard J. Murphy School
Dorchester | Spring 2023, Fall 2023
The Richard J. Murphy school was a blast for many reasons. These projects have been with the 6th grade science class (70+ students) including one special learning needs section. One of the great things about our offerings is that they can be suited to any classroom or learning style.
Interacting with our students at Richard J. Murphy has been fantastic every time. It was really great to see students take ownership not only over the plant growing process but for maintaining their space and making sure that we’d be set up and ready for our next session. So many great questions from this group. Ms. Locke, thank you for facilitating and helping us flesh out our offerings.
Paul A. Dever Elementary School
Dorchester | Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023
In Fall of 2022, we successfully launched our first educational initiative with Paul A. Dever School in Dorchester. This project with the 6th grade science class (60+ students) spanned five weeks - four in-school teaching sessions followed by a field trip to the Boston Microgreens farm. The in-school sessions gave students the opportunity to plant and tend to their own microgreens (pea tendril, basil, and sunflower) while learning about the range of nutritional, plant-science, and sustainability concepts. The work done in the Dever school has laid the groundwork for scaling the mission and reach of BYFP.
Blackstone Elementary
South End | Spring 2023, Fall 2023
Blackstone school is a community based public school in the heart of the South End where we were able to offer our curriculum to a group of students with very diverse levels of experience and learning. These projects with the 5th and 6th grade science class (70+ students) spanned five weeks - four in-school teaching sessions followed by a field trip to the Boston Microgreens farm.
Although Blackstone Elementary has a small outdoor gardening space students were able to gain real value from interacting with the microgreens on a more personal level in the classroom, taking ownership over their very own planting vessels. Salad day on week 4 was an absolute spectacle and it was incredible to hear so much positive feedback from the students. Thanks Ms. Ace!
