Town of °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ¹ÙÍøSupervisor, Ed Wehrheim, was amazed at what’s growing at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School!
The Town of Smithtown, Reworld Waste (formerly Covanta) and °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ¹ÙÍøSchools teamed up to create the new garden at MTP. Kathy Smerechniak, the STEM specialist at Mt. Pleasant, has been working with the student council to nurture plants from seeds under grow lights.
Students have been actively involved in the maintenance of plants and have spent time learning about the life cycle of plants in their science curriculum.
On Wednesday, Supervisor Wehrheim, Town Public Information Officer Nicole Gargulio and Reworld staff visited the garden to see the students plant these thriving plants in the garden beds. The vegetables grown in this garden will be donated to the local food pantry.
The garden beds, made from recycled material, were donated by Reworld along with seeds, compost, solar-powered water times, and irrigation system. The Town of °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ¹ÙÍøwill continue to support °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ¹ÙÍøSchools to advocate for additional opportunities at our other elementary schools to develop similar projects.
