Pioneer Elementary School Garden Program
Join us on Saturday, December 11th, 2021 from 11 AM - 1 PM for a special holiday afternoon at the Pioneer Garden! Enjoy fun garden activities with the family including our annual rosemary wreath making, special garden gifts and decorations, and free crafts!
Family wreath making: $40
Take home wreath DIY kits: $25
Garden Crafts: Free!
Holiday Gifts from the Garden: Price Varies
All proceeds support the Pioneer garden program!
For more information, click HERE!
*Masks will be required*
Have you ever wondered where maple syrup comes from and how it is made? Plants use a process called PHOTOSYNTHESIS to convert sunlight energy, water, and air into sugars. Learn how we collect this sweet sap from the maple tree and make maple syrup.
Have you ever wondered where maple syrup comes from and how it is made? Plants use a process called PHOTOSYNTHESIS to convert sunlight energy, water, and air into sugars. Learn how we collect this sweet sap from the maple tree and make maple syrup.
Many of us learned how to sort our waste at school. For years, Ms. Maria, our school RISE Coordinator, helped us properly place our lunch waste into one of 4 bins: paper, rigid containers (plastic, glass, and metal), compost, and finally trash. Though we are not at school, we can still sort our trash and help the environment! Check out the lesson and watch a video to learn how to sort your waste at home!
Many of us learned how to sort our waste at school. For years, Ms. Maria, our school RISE Coordinator, helped us properly place our lunch waste into one of 4 bins: paper, rigid containers (plastic, glass, and metal), compost, and finally trash. Though we are not at school, we can still sort our trash and help the environment! Check out the lesson and watch a video to learn how to sort your waste at home!
It is time to plant garlic at the Pioneer Elementary Garden! Watch a video starring Ms. Tiffany to learn how. Reserve a time for your family to visit the garden and plant garlic in one of the raised beds. One family or household in the garden at at time please. Check out our garden recipes for garlic bread and sauteed kale with garlic!
It is time to plant garlic at the Pioneer Elementary Garden! Watch a video starring Ms. Tiffany to learn how. Reserve a time for your family to visit the garden and plant garlic in one of the raised beds. One family or household in the garden at at time please. Check out our garden recipes for garlic bread and sauteed kale with garlic!
This week we are interrupting our normal programming on WASTE REDUCTION to bring you a SPECIAL episode by my friend, Farmer Jenn, from Birch Lane Elementary School in Davis! Students will learn about how cover crops can magically improve poor garden soil in a few months.
This week we are interrupting our normal programming on WASTE REDUCTION to bring you a SPECIAL episode by my friend, Farmer Jenn, from Birch Lane Elementary School in Davis! Students will learn about how cover crops can magically improve poor garden soil in a few months.
Students will learn about waste reduction and challenge themselves to "shrink their trashcans” by REDUCING, REUSING, and REPURPOSING. This lesson includes some simple arithmetic exercises, links to a Halloween craft made from repurposed materials, a link to a reading of a Curious George book about repurposing rubbish, and a short quiz (in the form of a Google Form).
Students will learn about waste reduction and challenge themselves to "shrink their trashcans” by REDUCING, REUSING, and REPURPOSING. This lesson includes some simple arithmetic exercises, links to a Halloween craft made from repurposed materials, a link to a reading of a Curious George book about repurposing rubbish, and a short quiz (in the form of a Google Form).
Where Does our Garbage Go?
Where Does our Garbage Go?
Americans generate an average of 4.5 pounds of waste every day, a greater amount per person than in any other country! Where does all our waste go?
Americans generate an average of 4.5 pounds of waste every day, a greater amount per person than in any other country! Where does all our waste go?
Garden coordinators from all over Davis are collaborating this year to provide garden content to students! Here's the first video produced under the umbrella of Davis Farm to School! In this video, kids will meet our wonderful coordinators and learn how to transplant winter veggies. This lesson also includes a second video that shows students how to make a simple planter out of a milk or salad container.
Garden coordinators from all over Davis are collaborating this year to provide garden content to students! Here's the first video produced under the umbrella of Davis Farm to School! In this video, kids will meet our wonderful coordinators and learn how to transplant winter veggies. This lesson also includes a second video that shows students how to make a simple planter out of a milk or salad container.
Virtual Field Trips
Virtual Field Trips
New Video: Vine Ray Farms Single Horse Plow
New Video: Vine Ray Farms Single Horse Plow
Join me on a virtual field trip to Vine Ray Farms where farmers Jen, Bob, and Skye Adams cultivate their 1 acre Market Garden using horses rather than petroleum-fueled tractors. Safe Video Link : https://video.link/w/Yuzsb
Join me on a virtual field trip to Vine Ray Farms where farmers Jen, Bob, and Skye Adams cultivate their 1 acre Market Garden using horses rather than petroleum-fueled tractors. Safe Video Link : https://video.link/w/Yuzsb
New Video: Vine Ray Farms Market Garden
New Video: Vine Ray Farms Market Garden
Vine Ray Farm owner, Jen Adams, talks about the history of her family farm and shares some tips about the vegetables she grows in the farm's market garden.
Vine Ray Farm owner, Jen Adams, talks about the history of her family farm and shares some tips about the vegetables she grows in the farm's market garden.
Pioneer Elementary Garden YouTube
Pioneer Elementary Garden YouTube
Click here to view original videos from the Pioneer Elementary Garden Program
Click here to view original videos from the Pioneer Elementary Garden Program
Davis Farm to School Videos
Davis Farm to School Videos
Click here to view original videos from the Pioneer Elementary Garden Program
Click here to view original videos from the Pioneer Elementary Garden Program
Educator Resources
Educator Resources
Green Our Planet is an Arizona-based non-profit school garden support organization. They have an extensive library of engaging grade-level specific standards-based videos about nutrition and gardening...some of the best I've seen.
Green Our Planet is an Arizona-based non-profit school garden support organization. They have an extensive library of engaging grade-level specific standards-based videos about nutrition and gardening...some of the best I've seen.
Literature in the Garden, a publication by Jr. Master Gardener, makes connections between literature and lessons in garden and ecology. Pioneer teachers, please email pioneerelementarygarden@gmail.com if you'd like to borrow a copy!
Literature in the Garden, a publication by Jr. Master Gardener, makes connections between literature and lessons in garden and ecology. Pioneer teachers, please email pioneerelementarygarden@gmail.com if you'd like to borrow a copy!
The Learn About Ag TASTE AND TEACH program provides educators with Ag Facts about seasonal commodities, a tasting journal, and simple recipes. $100 grants available to teachers through Ca Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom!
The Learn About Ag TASTE AND TEACH program provides educators with Ag Facts about seasonal commodities, a tasting journal, and simple recipes. $100 grants available to teachers through Ca Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom!
Add your personal touch to any published video using Ed Puzzle. Add notes, questions, and edit videos using this intuitive app! This app even grades the student's answers! EdPuzzle.com teaching application. Teachers, before creating a video, please confirm that you have a "school official exception" for EdPuzzle.
Add your personal touch to any published video using Ed Puzzle. Add notes, questions, and edit videos using this intuitive app! This app even grades the student's answers! EdPuzzle.com teaching application. Teachers, before creating a video, please confirm that you have a "school official exception" for EdPuzzle.
This film provides a fantastic overview of the carbon cycle and the importance of caring for our soil. Please visit their site if you'd like to learn more about the Kiss the Ground soil curriculum or request a free viewing for your class.
This film provides a fantastic overview of the carbon cycle and the importance of caring for our soil. Please visit their site if you'd like to learn more about the Kiss the Ground soil curriculum or request a free viewing for your class.
Questions? Email pioneerelementarygarden @ gmail.com