January Projects

Students learn about Agriscaping, landscaping with edibles. The intent is to create sustainability and food accessibility with landscaping. Students learn about the importance of soil health and light microclimates and how they influence growth. Students create a PPT on MN Edible plants, learning about annuals, perennials, woody, and tree plants. Students learn about sprouts and microgreens; planting them all year long and learning how to use them as edibles. Students also created posters highlighting the nutritional importance of sprouts and microgreens. Students design 3 Agriscapes to be planted in the Spring. One at the Compass Learning Center, one at Farmhouse Market in downtown New Prague and one at Ney Nature Center in Henderson. The goal is for all Agriscapes to be planted by end of school year May 2019.

CLC has has a relationship with NNC for the past 5 years. In the fall and spring students volunteer their time assisting the Ney Nature Center in projects and site maintenance. Students will plant an Agriscape this year at NNC The Agriscape will also be a pollinator garden and be at the front entrance of the Education Center The Agriscape/Pollinator garden will be an educational tool for visitors.

We made diy water filters for before and after testing the water,we found out that it contained higher than normal levels of lead and had large amounts of hardness (lack of salt).