Santa Rosa Charter School

Our garden goal is "grow and share the bounty!" The grant would cover costs of new quality tools such as shovels, rakes, pruners etc...Supply a variety of organic seeds and plants plus soil and amendments. It would greatly help expand our worm composting program, providing boxes and covers for our worms, the compost is waste from the cafeteria. We could start our chicken program and enclosure. These two programs will provide greater success for our ongoing fundraising farmers markets and sales of garden produce to our school community. Our farmers market provides students with economic, sales and business skills education along with regular ongoing funding for our garden supply needs. Our students get "hands on in the dirt" education and learn how and where good food comes from. We can provide ongoing work experience for middleschools and high schools on their vocational projects, giving them the opportunity to have work experience before graduating high school.

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