Kathy Sapienza

Kathy Sapienza works at Old Trail School, an independent day school in Bath, OH, for students in pre-K–8. She successfully implemented a cross- disciplinary edible education program teaching the concept of planting the “Three Sisters,” incorporating history, horticulture, and environmental stewardship. She has established four hives and set up a “Farm Hands-on” elective for students in Grades 6–8. The food the students produce is served in the school dining room almost every day. The curriculum
also includes working with children in Grades 3–5 on raised garden beds, tapping maple trees, and harvesting syrup. Last year, middle schoolers harvested and cultivated organic cotton. Next year they plan to replant cotton using the seeds they saved and also to start a dye garden with  owers, roots, and berries.

Funded by Julie Johnson, Little Garden Club of Columbus, Zone X