There’s never a dull moment around the garden. The corn is growing high, squash vines tangle underfoot, the amaranth is vibrant hot-pink, sunflowers wave in the breeze, the school kids are on summer vacation, and as the garden changes and grows and flourishes, so does Olivewood. This week we announce officially the departure of our …

Two field trips a day, three rotations a field trip, three days a week, and sometimes more. It takes an army of volunteers to keep the Olivewood kitchen cooking! Helmed by Chef Educator Kati Butler — who creates recipes, manages the kitchen, teaches, and coordinates lessons in sync with garden and science units — the …

Dateline: Early January, 2012 Olivewood’s winter garden is lush and green, and surprisingly, this presents its own set of challenges for the class of excited third graders wiggling and squirming on the hay bales as Sacha starts opening circle. Nearby, the wheat has grown high and celadon green, topped with whiskery spikes of plumping, yellowing …