Project Overview
Annual Reports
Commodities
Practices
- Crop Production: cover crops, irrigation
- Education and Training: youth education
- Pest Management: biological control, integrated pest management
- Production Systems: organic agriculture
Proposal abstract:
This project will be comprised of teaching middle school students five modules that pertain to Sustainable Agriculture. Seventh grade students will learn about and implement these practices in our school garden. The five sustainable agriculture techniques that will be implemented are composting, extending the season, beneficial insects, proactive weed control using cover crops, and water management using drip irrigation.
Students will be involved with these practices in their science classes. Students will be taught using hands-on techniques and we will document what we do on our school garden website. The website will include pictures, videos, and information about what we have learned as well as document our journey. Guest speakers from local farms and organizations will assist in teaching students these techniques and how they are utilized when growing food.
Currently we do not use these sustainable agricultural techniques listed above in our garden and we would like to implement them in order to teach students how to create a garden that is more sustainable.