Beech Hill Elementary School Gardens

09/04/2026

Our Fall plants will be arriving in a few short weeks. Please consider helping next weekend (Saturday, September 12th) to get our garden beds ready for planting!

We need help to get our gardens ready for Fall planting! All ages and abilities are welcome to join us for weeding, weed-whacking, building beds, filling and amending beds, and general upkeep. If you can't make it, please check out our wishlist for much needed garden supplies. https://a.co/0bXG9mCq

09/01/2026

August was a great start to our goal for the 2026-2027 school year! We are so thankful for our students, teachers, administration, volunteers and community who support our school gardens!

08/31/2026

The Debrine family shared some of their own home garden's harvest with their community and pitched in to help Ms. Russell and Ms. Haugh in the school, gardens this weekend! They caught dragonflies on their fingers, built raised beds, and harvested so many veggies to share with the Lettuce Share Free & Fresh Fridge !

08/31/2026

Please follow Lettuce Share Free & Fresh Fridge for up to date information and ways you can help end food insecurity in our community!

The Free & Fresh Fridge Needs Our Community!

Our supply is getting low, and this is where we need our amazing community to step in.

As Katie’s Krops gardens begin to wind down from the summer heat and they transition into the fall growing season, there is naturally less fresh produce available to share through the Free & Fresh Fridge. That’s when community support becomes especially important.

The fridge is here to provide easy access to healthy, fresh food for our neighbors facing food insecurity, and keeping it stocked is something we can all help with.

Donating is easy! If you have a little extra, consider sharing:

• Eggs
• Milk
• Yogurt
• Cheese
• Fresh fruits and vegetables
• A bag of apples, carrots, or any fresh produce.

All donated items should be unopened, safe to share, and within their expiration/use-by dates.

When you arrive, simply log your donation in the book across from the fridge and place your items inside.

Even a small donation makes a difference. Pick up an extra bag of apples at the grocery store. Grab a dozen eggs. Add a gallon of milk to your cart.

A little from many neighbors can make a big difference.

Free & Fresh Fridge
Summerville Family YMCA
208 W. Doty Ave.
Summerville, SC

Help us keep the fridge full and make sure our neighbors have access to fresh, healthy food when they need it most.

08/25/2026

Ms. Motte's 4K class used their muscles to dig up over 40 pounds of sweet potatoes! These will cure and be donated to the Free & Fresh Fridge!

08/23/2026

Fall planting is right around the corner, and we need help getting our gardens ready for new plants. Please check out this Sign Up Genius and consider helping out this Saturday. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044BAFAD2EA3FA7-65323448-garden
We also are in need of supplies to keep us organized and growing at our best. Check out our Amazon Garden Wishlist. https://a.co/0bXG9mCq

We need help to get our gardens ready for Fall planting! All ages and abilities are welcome to join us for weeding, weed-whacking, building beds, filling and amending beds, and general upkeep. If you can't make it, please check out our wishlist for much needed garden supplies. https://a.co/0bXG9mCq

08/22/2026

One of our 4th grade students started her own home garden at the end of last school year. Brinleigh is showing that our Beacons know about growth - check out those cucumbers! She started these from seeds she received through the Home Garden Community Harvest Program. Message Ms. Haugh for more information on how you can start your our garden and impact our community for good!

08/18/2026

At Beech Hill Elementary, we have a growth mindset. We make mistakes, and we learn from them. Recently, we discovered an error in recording measurements of our harvests. We had been recording produce in pounds when we had actually been getting the weight in kilograms!
Because of this error in reporting, our '25-'26 produce totals were off including what we report to Katie's Krops. But Beacons fix their mistakes. In this case, our mistake worked in our favor. Instead of thinking we harvested 855 pounds of produce, we actually harvested 980.5 pounds of produce!!
We adjusted our goal with this new information too! Students- units are important - always! Mistakes are inevitable. Our garden will grow from this one and continue to impact our community for good!

08/06/2026

We only know how to go BIG at the Beech, so...here is our growing goal for this year!! 1000 pounds of produce!!!! We can't achieve this goal without help.

- Include helping in the garden on your volunteer application.
- Consider volunteering to take produce to the Free & Fresh Fridge.
- Check out our garden wish list and donate if able. https://a.co/0bXG9mCq

Any support given is greatly appreciated! Email Ms. Haugh at [email protected] with any questions.

08/04/2026

12 months. 1000+ students. 855 pounds of produce harvested.

These photos represent only a snapshot of the hard work, passion, and love that is poured into our school gardens. Each student walks away with lasting memories and the knowledge that they are impacting our community for the better.

We owe so much to Katie's Krops for supporting us as growers and providing the tools we need not only to grow produce for our community but to also grow strong bodies, sharp minds, and kind hearts!
Thank you to Ms. Rene Harris and the administrative team at Beech Hill Elementary for championing our gardens. Your unwavering support is felt and appreciated as deep as the seeds we sow.

Bonnie Plants, thank you for providing incredible plants that continue to produce more than just fruits and vegetables - they grow opportunities for our students.

We are beyond excited that we blew our 600 pound harvest goal out of the water this year! But Beacons only go big - so for the '26-'27 school year, we decided to really set the bar high. Stay tuned for this year's goal and how you can help us achieve it!