McDonogh Roots

🌱✨ A little sneak peek from Roots Farm… today these colorful flags become something even better — rows filled with the amazing plants our Lower School students started from seed and will proudly plant with their own hands.

Basil, peppers, tomatoes, marigolds, and lots of muddy boots, teamwork, and joy ahead. 💚🚜🌱

The fields are ready… let the planting begin!
— Farmer Hood

It’s Giving Day! Join in by making a gift and helping the School reach 300 donors by midnight. Your support directly impacts Roots Farm 🦃🍅 Make your gift at mcdonogh.org/givingday

💛 Big cheers to our amazing MPA parents and volunteers who are setting up, preparing, and sponsoring this year’s Honey of a Jam Fest! Their energy and generosity help turn this farm celebration into a joyful day for the entire McDonogh community.

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🎉 Are you ready for the Honey of a Jam Fest?
Upper School volunteers are buzzing with excitement as they prepare for one of Roots Farm’s biggest community celebrations of the year! From games and food to music and farm fun, these students are helping make it all happen.

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When you expect pumpkins… but today the tomatoes say “not so fast!” 🍅☀️
Summer’s hanging on tight at Roots Farm, and Farmer Hood isn’t complaining. These juicy gems are heading to —so enjoy a little taste of sunshine before fall fully takes over! 🌻🍽️

🎃 A Pumpkin Tale from Roots Farm! 🎃🌱

Kindergarten joined Farmer Hood in the fields today, returning as a team to harvest the sugar pumpkins they planted way back in June! 👩‍🌾✨ With little hands, big smiles, and plenty of farmyard giggles, they pulled up the fruits of their hard work.

Now these tiny farmers are ready to become little chefs—stay tuned to see what delicious pumpkin creations they’ll cook up in November with Chef Staley! 👩‍🍳🧡

What’s better than tomato soup on a fall day? 🍂
Knowing it was made with 100% Roots Farm tomatoes! 🍅❤️
Farmer Hood couldn’t resist a taste of delicious creation — a perfect farm-to-table moment from our fields to your bowls. 🥣

Sunrise at Roots Farm 🌞 — where community, kindness, and hard work grow side by side.

A huge thank-you to our Upper School students, Tom Hood ’77, and our Head of Middle School for joining Farmer Hood at daybreak to harvest pumpkins and care for the land. 🍂🎃

Moments like these remind us that the heart of Roots beats strongest when generations work together — from students to alumni to school leaders — all lending a hand for the good of the farm and each other. ❤️

Dr. Hood makes house calls! 🩺🦃
Abe, one of our Black Spanish turkeys, needed a little TLC today — so Farmer Hood stepped in for a quick check-up. 💛
We’re happy to report that Abe is back to strutting proudly and both farmer and turkey are feeling just fine!

Never a dull moment at Roots Farm — the patients here tend to have feathers, not appointments. 😉