McDonogh Roots

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Replanting the Apple Orchard

Hello McDonogh Family! Please join us in helping us plant Apple Trees.   We will plant 50 trees in 2 separate orchard locations on McDonogh's beautiful...

Heinz Award Opportunity

The H.J. Heinz Company is sponsoring the Heinz Wholesome Memories Intergenerational Garden Award - giving away 57 awards to families which include an adult and a preschool to...

Gardening is Great!

While this isn't directly related to our Roots Garden, it is exciting to see the message spreading that gardening is great fun and good for you! Michelle Obama To Launch...

LS Pumpkin characters

To see photos of the painted characters that Lower School created out of the pumpkins from our first Fall Pumpkin Harvest, click here! http://www.mcdonogh.org/view.cfm?Cat=858

Potato Harvest Tomorrow

First, if you're just waking up, check out page 3 of today's Baltimore Sun newspaper, where you'll find a great story about McDonogh Roots. Second, make sure you come to the...

Roots Harvests

McDonogh Roots is a not-for-profit initiative of McDonogh School. Produce grown on the McDonogh Roots community plot will not be sold. Part of it will be donated to feed the hungry, and part will be used by Sage Dining Service to feed the school community. Harvest volunteers will be allowed to take some home as well.

Our Mission

McDonogh is a farm school, both in our traditions and our foundations. The farm unites our community through the cultivation of the earth and stewardship of the land. It directs us to extend the benefits we enjoy to those around us, challenges us to be aware of our environmental and social impact, and serves as a living classroom to stimulate growth and learning. Our farm builds upon the founder's original mission to develop in all of us the will "to do the greatest possible amount of good." — McDonogh Roots Mission Statement