Re: Decline in edible gardening

**Jeff Ball j*@usol.com**

The problem with elementary school gardens is that school gets out  
for summer vacation so early in the season and most schools don't  
have the ability to keep the garden going thru the summer so the kids  
could pick up the fall season.  I've always thought the Master  
Gardeners would be a good resource for maintaining the school's  
garden during the summer.

Jeff

On Mar 23, 2006, at 12:24 PM, Dan Clost wrote:

  I'd appreciate the list's suggestions for innovative educational  
activities
> that could help reverse this erosion in food production skills.
>
> Thanks,Roger

>
Wouldn't it be neat if all schools, as part of their curriculum, had a
vegetable garden?
Imagine what those young folks would learn.
Imagine how the teachers can tie in just about every subject from the
obvious botany and biology, ecosystems, sustainability, math,  
history, etc.
etc. Lots of room for social sciences in there as well.
And how much would a teaching resource like cost the school board? Dirt
cheap, right.
Dan

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