Growing Healthy Kids Garden and Nutrition Education Program The garden project exists thanks to parent volunteers, community donations, and fundraising events.
Valhalla Elementary School's edible garden was introduced in the 2011-12 school year and began to take shape the following fall. In addition to the first edible garden on campus, there will also be a lunchtime composting program and vermiculture (worms!). We are always looking for volunteers for our Garden Team as well many "worker bees" to help make that garden grow. Parents, teachers, staff, and
05/19/2026
💙💛Today was the last Garden class for our fifth graders. They left a piece of themselves at Valhalla via a painted rock. We wish them well and know they will do great things at middle school and beyond.
🌱May the seeds we planted in Garden class continue to bloom within you — inspiring you to care for our Earth, enjoy healthy foods, and always choose kindness first.🌱
05/12/2026
We welcomed our lucky auction winners to have a magical tea party with special treats, lots of fun crafts and activities. Please check out the revamped fairy garden 🧚🪄✨
04/18/2026
03/17/2026
Tastings during garden class!
MDUSD Food and Nutrition Services is providing rainbow carrots for our students to taste and rate this week! 🌈🥕
A few weeks ago we enjoyed amazingly sweet Cara Cara oranges during cooking lessons, also provided by MDUSD. 🧡🍊
01/17/2026
Happy new year! ✨
We are back in the garden, creating healthy snacks, and learning where our food comes from!
Ask your TK-2 student if they remember making ants on a log or a yummy citrus bok choy salad- both big hits and easy to recreate at home😊
09/27/2025
💙Team work makes the Dream Work!💛
This year’s Community Service Day was one of the best ones yet, thanks to our partners and over 40 volunteers who transformed the front of our school!
Please enjoy the pictures of our beautiful drought tolerant pollinator plants in fresh mulch, the spruced up stairs, 🐍Val- our new Valhalla pet, new plants around campus and a new weather station!
We are forever grateful!🌱
09/19/2025
This week we enjoyed a very special ‘school garden grown’ tasting! Fresh cucumber, which the students absolutely loved!
09/05/2025
September 5-14 🌻🌿🪻🪴
It’s that time again! The Valhalla Garden will earn 10% of your purchase, please share with the gardeners in your life!💙💛
09/02/2025
🌿Garden classes started this week and it is so wonderful to be back!
🧑🏽🔬We are delighted to introduce Valhalla’s new Garden Educator Kim Chacón aka “Professor Kim” who will be teaching Wednesday through Friday🎈
🌻Ms Eva will be teaching every Tuesday.
It is never too late to sign up to volunteer during your student’s garden class! Please reach out to their classroom teacher or to us directly!
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Are you or anyone you know interested in becoming Valhalla’s Garden Educator (other sites available also)?
It is the funnest job imaginable if gardening, cooking and teaching are your passions!💙💛
Please see details in link below.
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| Monday | 8am - 2:45pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 2:45pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 1pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 2:45pm |
| Friday | 8am - 2:45pm |