This fall, students learned about the advantages of growing vertically instead of horizontally to save space and allow anyone to grow plants or food. Students were instructed to create a vertical garden using only recycled materials such as milk cartons, bottles, wood, etc. Students designed and built their vertical gardens. The gardens were used to plant microgreens and sprouts.

I loved growing microgreens and sprouts!

In the fall students spend one month on upcycling. Students were given a theme such as sign, shelf, or cabinet, and then designed and built an upcycled item. Items will be added to our online school store for donations and also available at Community Green Day. All items are for donations that will be used towards future projects.

These were super easy and fun to make!

In the fall students spent time outside in the garden making a lasagna style garden. The lasagna style gardening is when you alternate soil and cardboard creating organic layers. The purpose of doing this is to make the soil very organic and rich in the spring when students start planting.

This is a very neat and productive way of gardening outside!