Today, students walked to The Stop Food Community at the Wychwood Barns to:
1) Learn about vermi-composting using Red Wiggler worms, fruit and vegetable scraps, shredded newspaper and some water.
2) Plant seeds in organic soil to make sprouts in the greenhouse.
3) Plant lettuce and spinach in the community garden.
4) Learn about plants that grow well together, pests that are bothersome and what to plant to discourage pests from eating your food.
5) Taste new foods like the fresh sunflower sprouts that were grown previously.
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Planting lettuce.
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| Kate found a worm! |
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| Fertilizing the soil naturally and planting spinach in the community garden. |
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| Learning about natural fertilizers and planting companions to minimize pests. |
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| Kyle a little squeamish about handling worms. |
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| Zayron appreciating the sprouts. |
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| Sifting soil for red wigglers. |
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| Vermi-composting. |
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| Nice and warm in the greenhouse. |
Gr. 5s last educational workshop at The Stop Food Community
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