Meadow Pond Elementary School Students Show Their Green Thumbs

News from the Katonah-Lewisboro School District:

Meadow Pond Elementary School students had an opportunity to see a delicious meal in every stage during the annual Harvest Day and Soup Day at the end of September.

The annual days allow students in every grade level at the Katonah-Lewisboro School District building to head outdoors to the school’s garden, which boasts a number of fresh vegetables and herbs. Students in each class were responsible for harvesting a specific item during their Harvest Day, followed by some preparation time in the classroom. With guidance from organizing teachers Jacqueline Kovatch and Keli Mazzoni, along with PTA volunteers, students learned how to wash and cut the vegetables into appropriate sizes for soup.

The following day, students were able to enjoy the fresh vegetables in homemade soups during lunchtime. They enthusiastically pointed out the vegetables in the soup that they had helped to prepare and eagerly asked for second helpings.

Photos: Meadow Pond Elementary School students enjoyed the fall weather as they harvested vegetables from the school’s own garden, before washing and preparing them to be made into soup, which they enjoyed the following day. Photo credit: Katonah-Lewisboro School District