Zero Waste Programs
Composting principles have always been part of the Grow Some Good curriculum however in the 2019-2020 school year, we kicked off the zero waste program. Food waste from the cafeteria was composted and put back into the garden to create a more fertile growing environment.
Zero Waste Articles
KAP_4:ND_6-8_1.2
The Soil Food Web: a complex living system of organisms in the soil and their interactions with each other, the environment, plants and animalsTHEME: Nature's Design: Systems, Cycles, Patterns, Relationships, and Adaptations in the Garden System STRAND: Food GRADE...
KAP_2:LS_3-5_1.4
Explain how soils are created and erodeTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Science of Living Soil GRADE LEVEL: 3-5 Key Concepts Understand that weather, geologic forces, and human activity create different soil...
KAP_3:NF_6-8_2.4
Understand that discarded food is a valuable resource. Identify and apply practices that eliminate and/or redirect discarded food from landfill systems.THEME: Nourishment: Feeding Our Mind and Body with What It Needs to Stay Healthy and Flourish STRAND: Food Justice &...