The TJMS Community Garden 2023 Season is Under Way.
The TJMS Community Garden has been a Plot Against Hunger participant for over a decade, donating produce to AFAC and other local food pantries. The Jefferson Community Garden is the largest school garden in Arlington, and we are taking our community responsibilities seriously. But more than that, we are working to become a hub for joyful community and learning. Have you ever thought of starting your own garden, but you feel a little overwhelmed? Volunteering with our experienced gardeners is a great way to learn more about starting a garden, managing pests and diseases, and how to plan for seasonal harvests. A sunny Saturday morning in the garden is a great family activity, and it's the perfect place to meet friends to socialize while volunteering and getting a bit of fresh air and exercise.
Bring Friends or Family and Join Us in the Garden:
We would love you to join us in the garden. We have regular garden workdays every week from 10 AM to noon Saturday mornings. Not quite ready to start gardening today? Sign up for our newsletter and we'll send you weekly updates about our workday plans, and pictures of what we're doing in the garden.
Stay tuned to our Facebook page for late-breaking schedule updates and weather cancellations.
Garden videos:
Pollinator garden in spring
Saturday morning workday, - few of my favorite thi...
A quick live before we start pulling the last of t...
It's a holiday weekend with beautiful weather. We will be out in the garden from 10-noon on Saturday to set up soaker hoses, move some mulch, and direct seed a few more plants for summer crops. See you there! ... See MoreSee Less
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Here are a few things you’ll see in the garden workday this morning: strawberries, peas, squash flowers, baby peppers. See you soon! ... See MoreSee Less
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Looks very good!
Spring is springing! ... See MoreSee Less
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Ripe strawberries!
We have tomatoes, marigolds, cilantro, and nasturtiums to plant tomorrow. (And probably a few strawberries to pick) See you there! ... See MoreSee Less
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Garden Workday Saturday 10-noon
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Leaf mulch for our garden beds, and a self-seeded sunflower from seeds dropped last year. ... See MoreSee Less
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Peas planted on St. Patrick’s day are almost ready to bear. #schoolgarden #peas ... See MoreSee Less
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Mine, too!
Blackberry blossoms in the garden. I’m a few weeks, kids will be able to pick them over the fence at lunchtime. ... See MoreSee Less
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Back in the garden after the rain, putting up shade cloth to protect our newly planted seedlings. We’ll probably be back again this evening to finish up planting basil, squash, and marigolds. Happy spring! ... See MoreSee Less
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We got most of the garden planted before it started raining. We will finish up tomorrow and call it good! Thanks to everyone who joined us this morning to help out. ... See MoreSee Less
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The drizzle is stopping, and we are gardening! See you in the garden from now until noon today. ... See MoreSee Less
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Don’t forget to meet us in the garden tomorrow from 10-noon. We’ll see you there, and hopefully get the first round of squash, tomatoes, and peppers in the ground! ... See MoreSee Less
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Before harvesting 11 gallon bags of lettuce to send home with students, and after. ♥️ ... See MoreSee Less
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Thanks to the Deloitte volunteers who helped us prep the last two rows for Saturday’s planting workday. The long row of spinach has been turned, and a new mounded row created. We are ready to go Saturday bright and early. See everyone at 10 on Saturday! ... See MoreSee Less
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10:00am “bright and early” 🤣
Save the date this Saturday morning for our big PLANTING DAY workday.
See you in the garden 10-noon! We'll be planting seedlings that the Garden Club, science classes, and other students have grown for us, as well as seedlings donated by the W-L annual plant sale. We're ready to kick off the summer produce season with all of our great volunteers! ... See MoreSee Less
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I will do my best to make it. Can't wait to see how things are shaping up!
Four years is about the extended lifespan of an improperly primed rain barrel paint job. Now we know we need to SAND them first. This rain barrel was painted as an 8th grade IB community service project four years ago. Today it’s getting a refresh: first a power wash, then sanding, and next priming with spray paint. Then it will be ready for the next batch of students to paint this spring! ... See MoreSee Less
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Good lesson learned! 👍🏾
A productive workday of turning rows of dirt to get ready for planting next weekend and becoming one with the bees and crimson clover. Check out our lettuce and radish raised bed, which is destined to become salad on Monday. ... See MoreSee Less
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Beautiful lettuce and radishes! Looks like you got a lot of work done!
See you tomorrow morning at 10! The high is going to be 73 and mostly sunny, so it will be a glorious day to spend working in the garden. ... See MoreSee Less
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We had a great week with kids in the garden, and we're looking forward to a full workday (knock wood!) tomorrow from 10-noon. See you there! (You can take a sneak peek at the strawberries in the picture below and see if any of the pink ones have finished turning red by tomorrow morning.) ... See MoreSee Less
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The weather's looking perfect for our Garden Workday on Saturday. High of 70, partly sunny. We can't wait to see you in the garden from 10-noon. ... See MoreSee Less
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