With freezing weather looming, more than 11 schools and hundreds of kids in the San Luis Valley were able to participate in the 2017 San Luis Valley School Pumpkin Patch, finding their very own special pumpkins for autumn.
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SAN LUIS VALLEY — With freezing weather looming, more than 11 schools and hundreds of kids in the San Luis Valley were able to participate in the 2017 San Luis Valley School Pumpkin Patch, finding their very own special pumpkins for autumn.
During the final week of September, farmer Jared Myers of Allied Potato Company Colorado generously opened his pumpkin patch for schools in partnership with the Rio Grande Watershed Conservation Education Initiative (RGWCEI). Schools from across the Valley attended the pumpkin patch, including Crestone Charter School, Creede Elementary, Mountain Valley Schools, Centennial School, multiple Head Starts, Monte Vista Special Needs, Alamosa Elementary, Del Norte Elementary, Center Elementary and many others.
The time spent picking pumpkins at the patch made for a great opportunity to get the children outside and curious about where not only pumpkins, but other types of fruits and vegetables come from and the process of growing them. The patch, located in Center, is nestled between the road and working farmland. Allowing students time to let their imaginations wander in the outdoors increases the likelihood that they will begin asking questions about the environment, which is a great segue into environmental education in schools.