Aggie Abundance Week #1

Oliver's Garden

Entering sophomore, Oliver, would like to share a landscape planting job he did in Cohasset!! 

"In the pictures below we planted 4 green mountain boxwoods, 5 oriental spruces, 3 Chamaecyparus, and 6 azaleas. This job was quite difficult due to the location being up a steep hill and the transportation of the trees and shrubs. Luckily we were able to safely lift the trees over an existing stone wall and transport them by a tree dolly and a small Vermeer mini skid steer up plywood sheets. I have learned many things such as leaning the tops of the trees forward and applying burlap to the cambium to lessen the damage when tying a rope to the cambium. This trick of pointing the top forward was a trick my family learned from haulka nurseries out of New Jersey.  This is my first big planting this year and I look to learning new things at work and at school next year!"

Great work Oliver!! 

Jack's Garden

From entering sophomore, Jack! 

Check out his cool veggie garden!

Aggie Abundance!!

Norfolk County Agricultural High School proudly presents.... 

The Aggie Abundance Victory Garden! 

In uncertain times, the Aggie would like to step up its community service with the important task of raising food for the community! 

This week was a huge leap forward for the Aggie Abundance Covid Victory Garden.  Teachers volunteered their time to plant vegetables that will be given away this summer to help families make ends meet during this time of food shortages and high unemployment.

  Thousands of vegetables have been planted.

In true Aggie form people have pulled together to help the greater community. 

Bob Brol and Fred Bernhardt spent time welding and adapting an antique plow that was donated to the Aggie so that it could be pulled behind a tractor, as we no longer have draft horses on campus.  John Lee put the plow to good use and created furrows  so that potatoes donated from Gilmores could be planted.  The entire garden is  now planted!  We will be looking for staff and alumni volunteers to help maintain the garden, harvest, and package before being given away. 

Thank you to everyone who volunteered.  It takes a team.

Mr. Stone, Ms. Fegley, Ms. Forsyth, and Mr. Kane planting some peppers!

Mr. Thompson, Mr. Ruvich, Ms. McGarry, & Ms. Collins planting some Broccoli! 

Look at this beauuuuutiful purple cabbage!