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_2:LS_3-5_4.1
Understand, build, maintain, and use compost systems THEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Science of Soil Fertility GRADE LEVEL: Key Concepts Able to construct, retrieve, and layer green (nitrogen) and brown (carbon)...
KAP_3:NF_K-2_4.3
The relationships between healthy soil, healthy food, and healthy peopleTHEME: Nourishment: Feeding Our Mind and Body with What It Needs to Stay Healthy and Flourish STRAND: Food and Nourishment GRADE LEVEL: K-2 Key Concepts Healthy soils grow healthy plants. Healthy...
KAP_2:LS_6-8_5.2
Identify the roles that beneficial insects and pests play in the gardenTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Biodiversity and Interdependent Relationships GRADE LEVEL: MS Key Concepts Know the basic tenets of...