Transcript How Does Your Garden Grow?

How Does Your Garden Grow?
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GENE Workshop Objectives
State benefits of school gardens
Identify resources and techniques for
managing a school garden
Review GENE (Garden Enhanced Nutrition
Education) lesson plans
Learn techniques to prepare a garden
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“Santa Monica” Garden Video
How could you use this
video (or your own)
in your district?
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“Quick Write”
Use evaluation form
I expect…
Write down what you hope to get out of the
workshop
Hold on to this until the end of the
workshop
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“Seasons Activity”
Use nonverbal communication to line up
in a straight line according to birth date
(month/day)
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“Vine Activity”
What are the benefits
of a school garden?
What are the
questions you
brought to the
workshop about
school gardens?
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“A Garden in Every School”
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“Getting Started” Activity
Form working groups
Use assigned topic
Find information about your topic in
“Getting Started”
Record key elements/points on “Essential
Elements” handout
Prepare to report back
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Classroom Management
What indoor management classroom
techniques do you currently use?
How would these apply to outside
classroom management?
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Classroom Management
Establish Positive Rules
Always walk in the garden
Stay on the paths
Ask before using any tool or harvesting any
crop
Respect the plants, animals, the non-living
things and each other
Are there other rules ?
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Classroom Management
Student Centered Environment
Small group cooperative learning (six groups)
Classroom and garden workstations (three
groups)
Team Teaching
Buddy Classes
Additional Adults
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GENE Lesson Activity
Form working groups
Review the assigned lesson plan
Provide a brief overview of the lesson
highlighting
Lesson objective
Classroom management techniques
Cafeteria and community connections
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“Roots, Stems, Leaves, Flowers,
Fruits or Seeds?”
Lesson objective
Highlights of lesson
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“Fishing for the Pyramid”
Lesson objective
Highlights of lesson
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“Making Healthy Fruit and
Vegetable Choices”
Lesson objective
Highlights of lesson
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“The Selling of Food”
Lesson objective
Highlights of lesson
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“Washing Hands”
Lesson objective
Highlights of lesson
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“Identifying What Makes Plants
Grow”
Lesson objective
Highlights of lesson
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“New World Foods”
Lesson objective
Highlights of lesson
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In the Garden
Health issues in the garden
Bed and soil preparation
Seed sowing
Transplanting
Companion planting
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Health Issues When Gardening
Water
Harmful plants
Building materials
Soil preparation
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Bed Preparation
Select a location
Create a bed that is accessible to children
and manageable for children
Consider container or indoor gardens
Design bed
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Soil Preparation
Double Digging
Provides proper soil structure and nutrients
needed for healthy plant growth
Incorporate Students
Younger students can smooth ground using
bow rake and can add compost to soil
Older students are able to double dig
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Seed Sowing
Three methods
Punch
Row
Broadcast
Method used depends on the size of the
seed
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Punch
Punch a hole in the ground using your
finger or a tool
Use types of seeds such as
 Pumpkin, Bean, Melon
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Row
Create a furrow in the ground using your
finger or a tool
Use types of seeds such as
peppers, squash, tomatoes
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Broadcast (Scatter)
Scatter seeds over the prepared bed or
flat
Use types of seeds such as
broccoli, mustard, poppy
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Transplanting
Harden off seedlings
Determine placement and dig holes
Transplant in evenings or early mornings,
to avoid heat of the day
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Transplanting
(continued)
Method
Hold soil and tap bottom to remove from pot
Gently spread roots if root bound
Place in prepared hole and gently press soil
Water plant and keep moist
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Companion Planting
A method of plant selection and
placement that enhances the growth of
plants, deters bug infestation, reduces
weed growth, improves the nutrient
composition of the soil, and/or makes the
best use of limited growing space.
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Workshop closure
Vine chart review
Workshop evaluation
Pick up seeds
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