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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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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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Thunderstorms, PVC, and a Germination Station
We finally got rain. It moved in beautifully around 8:30 am or so and gave the growing plants a nice drink. While it was raining, I was inside the shed working on fixing an old fluorescent light that was laying … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy, College Prep, Digging, DIY, Donna, farm, farm2school, fluorescent, garden, handwashing station, IDEA, light, organic, Organization, produce, Public School, PVC, repair, schooltofarm, small, Soil, sustainable, Texas, tubs, urban, vegetables, washing station
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On the Farm: A New Beginning
This is the garden after only a few months without a farmer. It is quite easy to see how quickly mother nature can reclaim once beautifully cultivated land. In the coming weeks and months, I, along with the help of … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy, beginning, College Prep, Donna, farm, Farmer, farmtoschool, garden, grants, harvest, IDEA, market, new, organic, Public School, small, starting, sustainable, tilling, tinyfarm, urban
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