Organized by Mason and Devin
WHAT: Citizen Science Earth Day Event for All Ages.
WHY: To Monitor the Ecosystem in our Community.
WHEN: April 19th, from 1-3 pm.
WHERE: Worthington Parklands, 600 W. Wilson Bridge Road. Meet by the parking lot.
Are you interested in the species living in your community? Are you looking to get involved in conservation? Would you like to help scientists preserve our ecosystems? Come to the Worthington Bio Blitz on April 19th! The Worthington Green Team is hosting a workshop in which attendees will learn how to use iNaturalist, an app used to track what plants and animals are found in an area through citizen observations. After some practice, we will go into the field and make observations. This data can later be viewed by scientists who may be interested in our findings. Field observations of plant and animal species are vital to conservation efforts, and this is your chance to help. This event is open to all ages, and families with school-aged children are encouraged to attend. A cell phone is required for pictures. Wear weather appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear. Installing the iNaturalist app and creating an account beforehand is recommended. Please go to https://www.linworthschoolcommunitygarden.org to rsvp.
The Linworth School Community Garden is a living laboratory and community service organization located on the Linworth Alternative School campus in Worthington, Ohio. Our mission is to support the Linworth Experiential Program and the Worthington community by providing hands-on opportunities to learn about agricultural, ecological, entrepreneurial, and wellness concepts. In addition, we provide a setting for students to develop soft skills in the areas of leadership, confidence, perseverance, community building, and personal responsibility.
Phyte Club Mission Statement: Linworth School Community Garden is an ongoing community service project carried out by students at Linworth EP High School to raise fresh food for the Worthington Resource Pantry, explore sustainable land stewardship practices, and to develop health and wellness in ourselves and our community.
Phyte Club meets on Mondays from 3:15 -4:15pm. Gather in the Big Room.
April 19-- BioBlitz-- iNaturalist expedition @Olentangy Parklands, 600 W. Wilson Bridge Road 1-3 pm
April 26-- Saturday Morning Open House @Linworth Garden, 9-11am
May 3-- Native Plant Sale @ the Worthington Farmers Market, 8am-12pm
May 10-- Green on the Green @ The Worthington Green, 9am -12pm
Phyte Club is our student group that meets after school on Mondays from 3:15-4:15. Anyone who wants to volunteer is welcome to come at that time. We plant and maintain the gardens, plan and implement fundraisers, collect and donate food, and much, much more! Meet in the Big Room after school if you want to join in!
The garden always has items it needs. If you would like to donate an item, please click on the Amazon Wish List button on the right and make our wish come true! Thank you!!!!
It was a great week in the garden this week! We planted our blueberries, goji berries, and lingonberries, made pea trellises, got the herb garden cleaned and mulched, planted the potatoes, and got the food garden ready for the installation of the new watering system. This week, we will finish preparing the 3 sisters beds, edge and mulch the natives beds, and build a trellis system for our sweet potatoes-- which are still alive!
It was a great week in the garden this week! We continued work on the new deer fence, reassembled the strawberry towers, prepped the onion and the sweet potato beds, planted our cool season crops, started our sweet potatoes indoors, and laid out the plan for shrubs in the labyrinth. This coming week, we will try to finish the deer fence, install the shrubs in the labyrinth, mulch some pathways and maybe plant the onions, depending on how wet the bed is. Trash Talkers will also meet briefly to talk about solutioneering with the Worthington Green Team and make an action plan. Also, if you are planning to attend the citizen scientist event, Worthington Bioblitz, on April 19th from 1-3, please rsvp on the homepage the website, linworthschoolcommunitygarden.org
It was a great week in the garden this week! Phyte Club did some heavy lifting! We moved our compost bin to make room for a new water system, and we set up some infrastructure for low tunnels, which are structures that work like mini greenhouses on plant beds. We also added soil to some of the raised beds. The Sustainable Linworth class pulled down some of the fencing for us in preparation of fence repair and rebuild at Interim. Phyte Bites served toasted sunflower seeds that we harvested and dried in the fall Next week, we will have a visitor, Dan Barash, from the Worthington Green Team. He has a grant to help Worthington reduce single use plastics, and the garden is going to be part of the program! This is a great opportunity for us to be involved in a city wide sustainability program, as well as save some money during our native plant sale. We will also continue to prep for the 2025 Interim Glow Up! 7 weeks until last frost!
It was a great week in the garden this week! Phyte Club learned a healthy plant starting technique called soil blocking, and planted the spinach seeds in the soil blocks under the grow lights. We also celebrated receiving a grant from the Harding- Buller Foundation of Worthington that will fund some big upgrades this year. Thanks Harding Buller Foundation!!!! Next week we will start preparing for those big projects by doing some garden clean up and tear down. We will also nurture our spinach and maybe start some new seedlings. 8weeks until last frost!
It was a great week in the garden this week! Phyte Club did not meet last week due to President's Day, but we will meet on Monday, Feb 24th after Forum. We'll celebrate receiving a grant from the Harding-Buller Foundation of Worthington and talk about how we will spend that money to make big changes at the garden. In addition, we will start some new seedlings and practice soil blocking as a more sustainable and healthier way to grow plants. 9 weeks until last frost!
It was a great week in the garden this week! Phyte Club finally determined all the details for the crop plan this year-- just in time to start the spinach. We also learned how to make new bushes from cuttings by rooting some red currants for planting this summer. There is no Phyte Club this week due to the holiday, but we will resume on February 24th where we will learn about how to grow seedlings in soil blocks and under grow lights. 10 weeks until last frost!
It was a great week in the garden this week! Phyte Club was able to get outside and do some work in the food garden and in the native bed this week. We worked on redefining the edge of the natives bed, cleaned up the west border beds and removed the cinder blocks in preparation for fence repair in March. We also cleaned out the greenhouse and started to prepare for spring planting. Next week, we will learn how to root new currants from cuttings, finish up cold moist stratification, and organize the dungeon so that we can start our cool season seedlings the following week. 11 weeks until last frost!
It was a great week in the garden this week! Phyte Club met this week and sorted out the entire seed inventory to prepare for the spring season. We also finished up bending the conduit to build frames for our low tunnel bed covers that will extend our growing season by more than a month. We finally had an orange Friday, so Phyte Bites popped up some of the corn that we grew this season. It was delicious! Next week, we will start stratifying seeds, work on our seed starting systems, and finish up some of our craft activities. 12 weeks until last frost!
It was a great week in the garden this week! Phyte Club didn't meet this week due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, but we held a winter sowing workshop at the Worthington Science Day on Saturday, Jan 25th where we helped many of our neighbors start native plant gardens even in the middle of winter. Shout out to Brian Geniusz and the Worthington City Schools for putting on a great event. Thank you for letting us share in all the learning! On Monday the 27th, Phyte Club will meet again to work on our season extension projects and get ready for spring planting. There are only 13 more weeks until the last frost!
It was a great week in the garden this week! Phyte Club had our start of semester meeting where we decided on student leaders and goals for 2025. Although we miss the seniors who are on Walkabout, we are excited to step up and take on even more cool stuff this year. There will be no Phyte Club on the 20th in honor of Martin Luther King Day, but we will be teaching winter sowing at the Worthington Science Day on Saturday, Jan. 25th from 8-12 at Perry Middle School. We will meet again on Jan 27th where we really will finish bending that conduit and laying out the spring planting plans. Phyte Club meets from 3:15- 4:15 every Monday. We gather in the Big Room and everyone is welcome. Join Us!