Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Week three agenda



·         Pick a date to recognize and celebrate the garden with the students, staff, and families.
o   How to get student body involved in the celebration?
o   What activities to recognize the garden space?
·         Seed starting with k-2 grades after spring break?
·         Start our site design
o   Grade level or buddy beds for student planning
§  Where to place and size?
o   Garden Entrance
§  Where, what, and size?
o   Water source
o   Hand and harvest washing area
o   Soil, slope and drainage
o   Traffic patterns in the garden
o   Sun / shade patterns
o   Seating
o   Community growing area for school-wide projects
o   Special project area for student experiments
o   Surrounding site beds
§  Where and shape?
·         Materials needed
·         Questions, thoughts, ideas

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Recap of week 1 garden meeting


We discussed the need to develop a garden plan and the areas we need to focus on in order to make it happen. We walked the proposed site and discussed what we would like to see in the garden (organic, natives, heirloom seeds, etc). Our goal and the areas of focus are as follows:

Our goal is to have a working Garden Plan which includes:
  • detailed map of the garden site
  • plant and materials list
  • expense and donation report
  • community relations plan
  • teacher resource list and professional development opportunities
  • sustainability plan

Professional Development
  • Research garden lessons
  • Garden  activities
  • Garden resources
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Educational tools needed (rulers, tape measures, magnifying glasses, etc.)

Community Relations
  • Community Resources
  • Flyers
  • Press releases
  • Photo journalism
  • Special events in the garden

Finance & Fundraising
  • Garden budget
  • Material cost
  • Fundraising ideas
  • Grant writing possibilities

Sustainability / Maintenance
  • Plant needs
  • Planting schedule
  • Maintenance schedule 
  • Resource allocation

Friday, March 1, 2013

Community Resources

List any community resources we might use in developing our outdoor classroom.
For example:  This is a link to gateway greening's educational resources