What you will get out of this class

Students will learn to:

• Plant, maintain, and harvest produce

• Build a garden bed in a variety of ways

• Use basic hand and power tools

• Use the square foot gardening method to plant, developed by Mel Bartholomew

• Understand succession planting for longer harvesting

• Determine proper pest management, organically

• Plant trees properly for deep root watering

• Prune trees, shrubs, and bushes

• Prepare fresh, healthy meals

• Work as a team in a variety of groups

• Possibly, lead or manage a group

• De-stress and relax

• Make new friends

• Develop lifelong skills

• Support your school and community

• Earn Community Service hours and/or turn them into elective credits, when you do work outside of classtime and in the garden.

Weekend and Break opportunities:

• Preserve an abundance of fruits and veggies

• Canning, pickling, & make jams

• Learn the parts of having a business (grow, make, and sell products)