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Created by: Natalie Tripp, Aliya Huizinga, Rachel Dodge, John Mattison
Our Project
Our Project
In this project, we have created 10 possible curriculums for high school level students to enjoy and do. These curriculums are activities that include cultural aspects as well as involve STEM/STEAM. Creating activities that are fun for high school students, by making them think and work in the garden, or contemplate about farm to table is the overarching goal of this project. This project is important to the community because it incorperates sustainability practices through reducing, reusing, recycling, repairing and rotting with farming and farm to table lifestyle.
https://hopegardensgr.org/shop/
Helping Other People Eat
Helping Other People Eat
H.O.P.E. Gardens is a non profit organization that centers around addressing injustices around the city of Wyoming. Its main goal is to “help other people eat”, hence the name HOPE. It was founded in 2015 with the focus of growing the community. This garden focuses on implementing gardening practices into lower income school systems to teach children about the importance of fresh fruit and vegetables, in season and culturally diverse ingredients.
The 5 R's
The 5 R's
Our theme is the 5 R's. Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot. We have come up with various activities based off of The 5 R's that are centered around agriculture.
https://www.kempii.co.uk/blogs/kitchen/the-5-rs-refuse-reduce-reuse-recycle-rot10
Curriculum Example
Curriculum Example
Using All Parts of The Plant
Using All Parts of The Plant
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/93450/sweet-and-spicy-pumpkin-seeds/
Materials
1 fresh whole pumpkin
Spoon
Sharp knife
Vegetable peeler
8 cups apple cider OR no pulp orange juice
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ tsp cinnamon
⅛ tsp cloves
⅛ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp ginger
Blender
1.5 tbsp of melted butter
1 tbsp brown sugar
Parchment paper
Baking sheet
Oven
Timer
Activity Steps
Prepping the Pumpkin
Use a knife to carve out some of the top of the pumpkin to remove the stem.
Use a spoon to remove the insides of the pumpkin (the pulp and the seeds).
Separate the seeds from the pulp and dry them off.
Set aside pulp and seeds for later.
Use the peeler to peel and remove the skin of the pumpkin and set aside for later.
Pumpkin Skin
Rinse off the pumpkin skin you previously collected.
Use a blender to blend the pumpkin skin into a nice puree until you have about 2 cups.
Add 2 cups of apple cider or orange juice, ¼ cup of brown sugar, ¼ tsp of cinnamon, ⅛ tsp of cloves, ⅛ tsp of nutmeg, and ¼ tsp of ginger into the blender.
Blend ingredients together until they are nicely mixed.
Enjoy!
Pumpkin Seeds
Mix 1 tbsp of brown sugar and 1 and ½ tbsp of melted butter together in a blender and blend.
Rinse off the pumpkin seeds you collected earlier and add to the mixture and mix together well.
Place parchment paper on a baking sheet.
Put the mixture onto the baking sheet with parchment paper.
Bake in a 300 degree oven and set the timer for 40 minutes.
Take out of the oven carefully and enjoy!
Pumpkin Pulp
Put the pulp in a bag and store in the freezer or fridge.
Pulp can be saved to put in broth or stock.
Mix pulp with veggies of choice and bring to a boil for stock.
Possible Learning Activities For This Curriculum
Possible Learning Activities For This Curriculum
Baking
Regrowing Veggie Scraps
Plastic Bottle Planters
Sewing/Mending
Freeze Veggie Scraps
Bottle Bricking
Recycling Bins
Composting Bins
Elderberry Planting
References
References
Bell, S. (n.d.). The 5 R's: Refuse, reduce, reuse, Repurpose, recycle. Recycling & Waste Management Services For Business | RoadRunner. https://www.roadrunnerwm.com/blog/the-5-rs-of-waste-recycling
H.O.P.E. Gardens. (2021, August 24). About. HOPE Gardens. https://hopegardensgr.org/about/
Kent County Health Department. (2020). Health department. accessKent.com - Kent County, Michigan. https://www.accesskent.com/Health/
United Health Foundation. (2021). Food Insecurity. https://www.americashealthrankings.org/explore/health-of-women-and-children/measure/food_insecurity_household/state/MI
United States Census. (2019). Wyoming city, Michigan. miOttawa - Ottawa County, Michigan. https://www.miottawa.org/Health/OCHDhttps://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/wyomingcitymichigan/PST045219/food.htm
Wyoming Michigan Government. (2021). City of Wyoming, MI. City of Wyoming | Wyoming, MI. https://www.wyomingmi.gov/Living-in-Wyoming/AboutWyoming
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