The KCKCC SIFE Elementary School Garden is a project started for the 2012-2013 Kansas City Kansas Community College Students In Free Enterprise. The project is brand new.
The village of Siankhor in Baltistan's Shigar valley, sits on the road to Askoli, the starting point to treks in Pakistan's Karakorum mountain range. Of particular note, is 8,611m (28,251 ft) K2, amongst several other 8000 meter peaks.
Our school garden is new to the school and we are still exploring the best ways to incorporate it into our academic learning. We have just built compost bins and are excited to use them! We are in the process of getting our school on board to compost our lunch waste and waste from our bi-weekly fruit and vegetable snacks. Seeds for a salad garden have been planted and will be ready to plant out in the spring!
Walker Jones Education Campus is a pre-K through 8th grade school, with a total of about 450 students. Located in the heart of Washington, DC, we are home to DC's largest urban farm and our budding food lab.
We live in a rural district on the Oregon coast. We are a very small school district with our brand new garden. Our garden, which includes cold frames and raise beds will serve our 200 students K - 12. The children have a wonderful opportunity to actively get their own hands into the soil and learn where their food comes from. They learn the science behind soil testing, plant physiology and development, seed germination, and plant production. Herbs and spices grown in the garden will be used in our culinary arts projects, and shared with students and families.
