Umatilla High School

Our primary goals are to teach our cadets about hunger and how to grow food. This project was choosen by the cadets and will be led by cadets. Cadets will learn about hunger from local food bank officials and the instructor. Each class will visit a local food bank to get an idea of how it operates and the importance of donations and volunteers. Cadets will be given a chance to sign up to volunteer. Each class has 8 squads (4 to 8 cadets); each squad will build, plan, and maintain a 4' by 4' square foot garden. Square Foot gardening increases production and lessens the need for water and fertilizers.
This grant will allow us to expand the project to allow each squad the opportunity to have its own garden. This is important to ensure each cadet participates in the project and gets the most out of it. It will also increase the amount of food grown and donated to the local food bank.