City Schoolyard Garden & Buford Middle School held the seventh annual Fall Harvest Festival on Friday, September 23. Families came out to enjoy activities which included student‐led garden tours, corn grinding, face painting, and a free BBQ dinner.
City Schoolyard Garden launched in 2010 with a 4,560 square foot organic garden at Buford Middle School, City Schoolyard Garden (CSG) is an independent non-profit with the mission to cultivate academic achievement, health, environmental stewardship, and community engagement through garden-based experiential learning. In partnership with Charlottesville City Schools and many other supporters, CSG also manages gardens at the high school and all six elementary schools in Charlottesville. To learn more, please visit our website, http://www.cityschoolyardgarden.org or www.facebook.com/CitySchoolyard Garden.
