Saturday 28 January 2017

Intro to School Gardens Workshop #1 of 8 (11/26/2016)


    Despite the dismal weather, everyone gathered to have morning tea and to share ideas of garden as learning spaces. We even had a chance to learn a folk song with Susan playing accordion live.


    A Group Sing-a-long

    This was the schedule for the day-presentation, a walk to gather kale and herbs (sage and rosemary) from the garden, another presentation on sustainability and zero waste management followed by cooking and eating our healthy garden soup.

    Schedule
    10-10:30 Welcome, introductions, and tea
    10:30-11 Workshop: Exploring school gardens as spaces of teaching and learning (Latika Raisinghani)
    11-12:15 Walk to Orchard Garden and back to harvest produce for lunch
    12:15-12:45 Workshop: Reduce waste and connect to your food! (led by Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki:)
    12:45-1 Preview of upcoming workshops; evaluation forms
    1 – 2 Making and eating lunch together



    In the Garden 

    Some important takeaways -
  • Start small, even little plants or seeds in a plastic cup can generate student talk. 
  • Pick up to a 1/2 or 2/3 of kale so it can grow back 
  • Breaking bread and sharing tasks is a part of community building. 
  • Lupii Cafe - a zero waste restaurant dedicated to sustainability. http://www.lupiicafe.com/ 
  • Zero Waste Market - bring your own containers for this market.
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Garden in a Cup


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