Planter's Paradise 2009!
Help Needed!

Dear Parents,
Spring is coming, it really is, and so is the 2009 Seed Store. Soon, I will be sending pictures of this year's seed varieties to the classrooms so that students can begin making their wonderful drawings. Perhaps they can do some at home over Winter break!

I have posted pictures and descriptions of the plants on a Brick Building first floor bulletin board. Please check it out. We are featuring several new varieties, plus some old favorites that folks ask for, year after year.

HELP NEEDED
We always need help putting the labels on the packets. We begin with the back labels (plant descriptions and sowing instructions), and then, as drawings come in, are scanned, and formatted, we add the front labels before packing the seeds. If you are able to help with the labels, please either e-mail me at freeman-johnson@comcast.net, or sign up in the office. I will leave you a folder with labels, packets, and instructions.

Once the packets are filled and labeled, and parents have had a chance to buy their seeds of choice, we will send them out into the communities for the general public to purchase. We need volunteers to find sites for selling them in their respective towns, or to take them to their workplaces, or to sell them in their neighborhoods. In Greenfield, for example, we have found that some restaurants, the Copy Shop, Green Fields Market, and the Oasis Gift Shop, have been wonderful locations for our seeds.

Anything you can do to help market the seeds will be very appreciated. This fund raiser helps to support the ski and skate program, and to support classroom and admissions activities. You can sign up in the office to take a box of seeds, or you can contact me, directly.

I hope to have the first seed store in the middle of March, and to continue having them several mornings and afternoons a week, throughout the spring. Extra sales help will be very welcomed.

I look forward to seeing what our young artists produce this year…it is always a surprise and always a thrill.

Sally Freeman-Hawks

Seed Store News
To see things in the seed, that is genius. Lao-Tzu ww
Student seed packet drawings from previous years
"I can't believe that my drawing is on seed packets that people can buy!" Garrett, 3rd grade GCS student
Small gift baskets available. Add seed packets of your choice. Seeds packed in boxes for parents to sell at their workplaces, in their neighborhoods, or to locate at community sites. Please help us sell these delightful packets beautified by our young artists. Proceeds from this project supports the Ski and Skate program, classroom activities such as field trips, books and classroom supplies, plus general school needs such as admission events and building/grounds improvements.
Lots of new seed varieties this year, and the children's drawings are precious.
Seeds make great spring gifts for everyone: For more information, please contact Sally Freeman-Hawks, 413-773-0155 Freeman-Johnson@comcast.net

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