Suburban Cares digs in with Children’s Beach House for Earth Day

Celebrating Earth Day 2022, volunteers with Suburban Cares, Suburban Propane’s service division, and children from Children’s Beach House teamed up to plant fruits and vegetables outside the iconic Lewes Beach building May 4. 

A total of 26 students are enrolled in the Children’s Beach House’ 3- and 4 year-old preschool class, and all were excited to put into dirt the plants they started caring for as seeds.

“They got to see the process all the way from putting the seeds into the planters and then obviously seeing them today,” said Children’s Beach House chef Paula Baker. “Once we get something that we can harvest, we’ll bring them back out and they can harvest the things and try them.”

Going into the ground were plants that will produce tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and squash. Deer may also be interested in the plants, so students also planted marigolds that emit an unpleasant smell for deer. Baker also installed motion-sensor sprinklers to keep does off their door. All in all, more than 100 plants found a new home just outside Children’s Beach House.

Once each group was done planting, students got a chance to sit in the driver’s seat of one of the Suburban Propane trucks, with some giving a few toots on the horn. Some kids liked the horn more than others. In addition to volunteer efforts and providing a touch-a-truck experience, Suburban Propane also provided a monetary donation to the Children’s Beach House.

For more information about Children’s Beach House, go to cbhinc.org. For information on Suburban Cares, go to suburbanpropane.com.