{"id":656,"date":"2026-07-07T21:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/currycountymg\/?p=656"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:11:24","slug":"riley-creek-elementary-school-strawberry-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/currycountymg\/2026\/07\/07\/riley-creek-elementary-school-strawberry-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Creek Elementary School Strawberry Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Sarah Mocas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riley Creek School Garden\u2019s annual Strawberry Festival was held June 8th. Around 200 students came between 9:00 and 11:00. It was fast and furious for those two hours!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The kids had different activities starting with an ever-popular serving of strawberry shortcake. There was also face painting, block printing bugs, leaves and flowers; and a garden scavenger hunt. Finally, kids wandered the gardens picking and eating strawberries and peas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though it threatened rain, it was mostly dry and the kids absolutely loved being in the garden. Master Gardener volunteers have made a beautiful space for students to enjoy and learn about gardens. A special thank you to Lori Phelan, Laura Lee Cundiff, Jerry Herbage, Steve Myers and Dennis Regan for their year-round work at Riley Creek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo Credit: Sarah Mocas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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