Farm-To-Table

The Orme Bee Project

What’s the latest news ‘buzz’ on campus? Three students in our Sustainability Studies Program are playing an important part in a new Bee Project here at The Orme School. This opportunity came about through a grant from The Whole Kids Foundation, for which Orme is very thankful. Director of Sustainability Services Patti Marrs, Director of […]

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Students help with fall garden and orchard harvest

The fall harvest season is in full swing. Orme’s garden and orchard have grown substantially over the last several months. Students in Sustainability classes during the day, and after school Gardening Activity are bringing in a bounty of food for Founders dining hall. Students are harvesting Goliath and cherry tomatoes, colorful peppers, zucchini, Big Jim […]

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Summer harvest begins

Although students may be away enjoying their vacation time, much important work continues during the summer months in the School’s Burpee Garden, Orchard and Vineyard. Recent harvests from the Garden include the very first tomatoes of the season, beets, carrots and kale. The tops of onions, which students planted last March, are just starting to […]

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Sustainable learning at The Orme School

In their Green Kids feature, the June 2015 issue of Green Living magazine contains an article by journalist Revathi Batola on Orme’s Sustainability Program. “With a mission to develop sound character, scholastic growth and an intellectual society for its students, The Orme School not only provides traditional classroom instruction, but also generates environmental awareness in […]

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