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Welcome! I’m Mrs. Arianna Reedy, your instructor for this course. Before we embark on this learning adventure together, I’d love to share a bit about my background.
I have a passion for teaching math, with experience as a middle school and high school math teacher with a deep love for working with high school students. Beyond the classroom, I’m a proud mom of two energetic boys and married to a wonderful husband.
Academically, I hold a Business Degree in Accounting, a Master’s in Education, and a California Teaching Credential. I’ve enriched my math knowledge through various community college courses and earned multiple Career Technical Education (CTE) credentials. Recently, I added a Computer Science Credential. My journey to this point has been shaped by many diverse experiences alongside teaching.
Relevant to this class, I’ve been gardening at home since 2008. In 2019, I aimed to start a garden on campus with the culinary teacher, but the timing wasn’t right. During the 2021-22 school year, we launched a garden club and began revitalizing an old garden area. With growing student interest in 2021-22, I became a certified square foot garden instructor. This inspired me to design and launch the Urban Gardening & Horticulture class, which was approved and fully enrolled for its first session in 2022-23.
Looking ahead, I’m excited to develop a follow-up course, Urban Gardening & Horticulture 2, which will focus more on the business side and product creation. I hope to add this class to the master schedule as space allows.
Thank you for joining me on this journey—I’m excited to learn and grow with you!
Our Urban Gardening “Grow the Future” program empowers students with hands-on horticulture skills and helps them give back to the community.
Urban agriculture refers to various practices of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in urban areas. The term also applies to the area activities of animal husbandry, aquaculture, beekeeping, and horticulture in an urban context. Urban agriculture is distinguished from peri-urban agriculture, which takes place in rural areas at the edge of suburbs.
There is no overarching term for agricultural plots in urban areas. Gardens and farms, while not easy to define, are the two main types. Any plot with produce being grown in it can be considered an urban farm. Size does not matter, it is more about growing produce on your own in your personal plot or garden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_agriculture