How Does Your Garden Grow?
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On a cloudless day in April, Kathleen Smith is moving 10-pound bags of soil
and wrangling chicken wire alongside a school playground. As Brookstone
Schools’ “gardener-in-chief,” Smith happily undertakes this effort, unfazed by
the unseasonably warm spring weather, as she organizes planting for the new
crop. Preparing a garden for planting or getting ready to teach no less than
50 schoolchildren would be challenging for most, but Smith’s excitement and
enthusiasm for sharing the wonders of the garden are infectious.
WRITTEN BY Laura Thompson
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