Contact: Terri Harper
Phone: 707-823-5868
E-mail: tharper@phcs.org
County: Sonoma

This year is the first year we've had a garden. It has been very exciting for the kids to see the "fruit of our labor". I'm so pleased when they are excited to fill a bag with tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, and basil for their families. I'd like to expand the garden experience into greenhouse growing, community service, and meal planning. Of course, all of this takes money, so we will see what happens. I would also like to expand our learning to habitat experiences.

Number of Kids Involved: 49
Square Feet of Gardens: 60

Grades Involved:

• K - 4
• 5 - 8

We are interested in being E-Mail Pals and would like to exchange:
Program ideas and habitat experiences

How our project is helping kids grow:
We are learning about soil & composting, impact of adding worms, how to organize plants in the garden space to make it most effective. They also learn responsibility and what it means to take ownership in a project.

Gardening Contexts/Emphases:

• Outdoor, Vegetables
• Vermiculture (worms)
• Composting

Level of Student Participation (hours/week/child): 1-2

Number of Participating Teachers: 1

Number of Participating Parents / Volunteers: 3

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

Funding Sources:

• $ Donations

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