Garden Facts Size: 128 square feet (3 beds in the upper tot lot, 2 beds in the lower tot lot) Best thing about the garden: It's visible from the street and tot lots Plants: vegetables (tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, chard, lettuce, zucchini, squash, cucumbers), herbs (basil, cilantro, dill, thyme, parsley), flowers (zinnias, nasturtiums) Maintenance: Karyn Novakowski, Farm to School Project Director and Lauren Mancini, SPS FNS Director How is the garden used: outdoor classroom for students from the Winter Hill School, "E" inc afterschool program, lunch time open garden hours The Winter Hill School Garden has had a very busy spring and summer. The school's principal, Chad Mazza, is enthusiastic about the newly planted school garden and believes it "engages all the senses" while "increasing student knowledge of agriculture, seasonality and eating whole foods through hands-on experiences." A planting party early in the spring, kicked off ...