The Community Teaching Garden classes are getting ready to move into a new, professionally soon to be built greenhouse in the Phelan Park on Warbler Road in Phelan. This is a significant step for the garden, which will enable it to serve the community even better through expanded educational opportunities and improved growing conditions.
The garden’s roots date back to 2018, when the Snowline Community Cabinet gave money from a nutrition grant to buy what was needed to build a temporary greenhouse. The greenhouse was constructed on the property of the Phelan Pinon Hills Community Services District (PPHCSD), in collaboration with the Parks and Recreation department.
James Hannon and Ronnie Olivas worked together to build the temporary greenhouse. Their teamwork helped make the garden’s mission possible while students from the Chaparral High School Construction class built raised garden beds, making it easier to grow plants. Local Scouts also played a key role by creating an irrigation system for their Eagle Scout project, which helps water the garden and keeps it growing strong.
https://4newsplus.com/phelan-elementary-second-graders-explore-germination-in-hands-on-earth-day-activity/
For the past seven years, Michelle Hannon has volunteered her time to teach the free monthly gardening classes in the greenhouse and garden area. A Master Gardener and Master Composter who studied at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, Hannon has shared her passion and expertise with countless participants and local schools, encouraging sustainable gardening practices both at home and throughout the community.
With the upcoming move into a permanent greenhouse, the Community Teaching Garden looks forward to continuing and expanding its role as a valuable educational and environmental resource for Tri-Community residents in 2026.
https://4newsplus.com/second-graders-from-phelan-elementary-learn-about-seeds-gardening-at-the-phelan-community-park/
