Clara Brownell Middle School goes from garden to cafeteria

Clara Brownell Middle School goes from garden to cafeteria

UMATILLA – When students at Clara Brownell Middle School and Umatilla High School used lettuce as their base at the salad bar, the produce had only traveled a few steps from where it was grown. The district’s nutrition team has brought a hydroponics garden to the middle school for home-grown goodness. The first seeds were planted in August. In September, the team harvested several pounds of lettuce for the salad bars at CBMS and UHS. The garden …