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JMU professor, students to garden with elementary students for Earth Day

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HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) — James Madison University geography professor Amy Goodall and her students will celebrate Earth Day at Keister Elementary School by working in the school’s garden.

Goodall and 45 geography students will prepare the garden for planting alongside Keister Elementary students on Friday, April 19 for a day of digging and conversation. According to a press release from JMU, the gardening activity is part of an Outdoor Learning Day celebration at Keister.

The university and elementary students will work together to spread native flower seeds, and plant potatoes and other vegetables in the garden. The day will also include pollinator games and a hunt for garden bugs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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