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Environment Club Breaks New Ground…Literally
The Environment Club began moving earth for their raised bed garden project. They are planning on growing and selling their produce on-campus and at local farmers markets. The Environment Club leaders have been diligently working on a grant that will … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy, citrus, College Prep, Digging, Donna, environment club, farm, grants, grove, IDEA, market, organic, Planting, Public School, school citrus grove, small, Soil, students, sustainable, Texas, vegetables
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The First Harvest: Lettuce and Spinach
The first harvest has finally started! The lettuce and spinach took about 38 days to go from seed to the students’ plates. The first harvest was actually on November 28th and will continue up until the end of the semester … Continue reading
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Tagged beginning, cost per pound, Donna, farm, garden, growing, harvest, IDEA, lettuce, market, organic, Organization, Planting, produce, Public School, spinach, spring mix, vegetables, wash station, washing station, weigh
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A Lesson in Efficiency: DIY Seed Tape
I am always looking for ways to cut down my time spent doing things that could be consolidated. Take planting seeds for example. Conventional wisdom has taught that you either direct seed and must thin seedlings later, or use transplants. … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy, burpee, College Prep, Digging, DIY, do it yourself, efficiency, experiment, farm, farm2school, Farmer, garden, High School, IDEA, Organization, Planting, Public School, radishes, seed tape, small, starting, sustainable, thinning, urban
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On The Farm: Environment Club Weekly
It’s always nice when you don’t have to do all the digging. Some student from the College Prep Environment Club came by on Thursday after school and helped begin shoveling a path from the back of the farm to … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy, College Prep, Digging, Donna, farm, Farmer, farmtoschool, garden, harvest, High School, IDEA, organic, Organization, Planting, Public School, Shed, Soil, students
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