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_6-8_1.5
Understand how different soil mixtures serve different functionsTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Science of Living Soil GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 Key Concepts Synthesize nursery medium using proportional relationships of...
KAP_3:NF_3-5_2.1
Analyze the social, economic, and environmental impacts of food systems including the energy inputs and outputsTHEME: Nourishment: Feeding Our Mind and Body with What It Needs to Stay Healthy and Flourish STRAND: Food Justice & Security GRADE LEVEL: 3-5 Key Concepts...