Contact: Marleen Whittington
Phone: 386-758-0055
E-mail: MarleenW52@yahoo.com
County: Columbia

Our experience is just beginning this fall with the cultivation of our garden and the choosing of types of vegetables to grow. We are learning what it takes to grow a garden, from seeds, fertilizer, hoeing, pulling weeds as well as the harvest.

Number of Kids Involved: 14
Square Feet of Gardens: 0

Grades Involved:

• 5 - 8
• 9 and up

We are interested in being E-Mail Pals and would like to exchange:
We would like to share ideas, successes and failures.

How our project is helping kids grow:
They will learn responsibility, new vocabulary, nutrition benefits of fresh vegetables and cost effectiveness.

Gardening Contexts/Emphases:

• Outdoor, Vegetables
• Outdoor, Flowers
• Nutrition / Hunger
• Garden Business
• Garden Themes

Level of Student Participation (hours/week/child): 5+

Number of Participating Teachers: 2

Number of Participating Parents / Volunteers: 2

Number of Parent / Volunteer Participation (hours/week/person): 1-2

Funding Sources:

• $ Donations

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