Project Overview
Annual Reports
Commodities
Practices
- Education and Training: youth education
- Soil Management: composting
Abstract:
Our school has a large active greenhouse which won a Pepsi grant this year to replace the old roof. We are now actively seeking sustainable agriculture projects to let the students have hands-on learning.
Our town already has a large group of people who are committed to a green lifestyle and passing on this knowledge to others, especially the youth of our community. Numerous members of this group have committed to helping our school build a well-rounded green curriculum with built-in hands-on growing experiences. We are also developing plans to grow plants to donate to area parks, retirement homes and food banks.
We had our 4th graders work with the worms. They collected food and spread it in the bins. We studied the parts of the worm and how they work, helping the soil while decomposing the compost, another area of our learning. I believe that learning about composting would compliment the other growing project that will be completed with the students.
Project objectives:
The students are now familiar with the parts of a worm and its importance to our soil.