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ELF SIGHTINGS AT THE NEW SCHOOL FARM POLLINATOR GARDEN!
Each new addition to the Growing A Future School Farm is a launching pad for new teaching and learning opportunities for our K-12...
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Feb 18, 20222 min read
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2nd GREENHOUSE ADDED TO THE SCHOOL FARM
It was a labor of love to layout the bed placement, prepare the beds with compost, place the frame structure together, run the plastic...
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Feb 15, 20221 min read
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SCHOOL FARM - NOW THATS AN ENTRANCE!
The Growing a Future School Farm is getting so much attention that a few Hobbits stopped by and build the entrance for us (okay, not...
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Jun 10, 20211 min read
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K-5 SUPERHEROES TRAINING COMPLETED!
Growing a Future School Farm Our sincere appreciation and thanks to those that made Earth Week at the Growing A Future School Farm such...
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May 17, 20212 min read
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58 fruit trees planted and vegetable planting beds covered
Fruit Trees An essential part of the school farm is to create an orchard of various fruit trees for the K-12 students. We purchased and...
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Mar 9, 20211 min read
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Green Energy (Solar) Added to School Farm
Teaching K-12 students how to keep things as green as possible from both the growing and power consumption aspect is an important part of...
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Dec 12, 20201 min read
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Teaching & Training Center Completed!
We are very excited to announce the Growing A Future Training Center has been completed and ready for K-12 and Community teaching and...
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Dec 12, 20201 min read
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Composting Center completed (almost)
One of the Growing a Future teaching and training opportunities for the students and community is our "composting" program. However, we...
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Oct 21, 20201 min read
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Show & Tell Tours (FRSD Teachers)
The past two Mondays we have had the pleasure to have the Elmira and Veneta Elementary school teachers and leadership tour the Growing a...
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Oct 14, 20201 min read
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Pathways, Orchard Zones and Entrance Prepared
To give our visitors and students a clean shoed welcome, we decided to put down a burlap and wood chip path that leads from the school...
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Oct 3, 20201 min read
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Soil Amendments Added
In order to go from a fallow field to a healthy and productive soil, we decided to add around 3 inches of compost to each growing bed and...
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Sep 11, 20201 min read
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Irrigation System Installation
Proper irrigation is the backbone of any successful and scale-able farm. We are installing over 2,000 feet of 2 inch and 1.5 inch...
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Aug 2, 20201 min read
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Clearing the land for the School Farm
The school property where the 3 acre school farm is located has sat unused for over 50 years. As a result, there is a great deal of...
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May 27, 20201 min read
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Oregon Department of Education Grant (Wow!)
It is hard to explain in a few sentences the incredible blessing it is to receive a grant amount that adjusts your 5-year school farm...
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May 8, 20201 min read
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Fencing 101 - Keep the deer out of the farm!
Because our goal is to feed the students and community (and not the deer), one of our first needs is to install a protective steel wire...
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Apr 25, 20201 min read
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School Farm Design Layout
We are truly blessed to have the support of the University of Oregon's Landscape Architecture Department and Graduate Student, Kris Parr...
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Mar 3, 20201 min read
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School Farm Approved by District
One step closer to a reality.
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Oct 4, 20191 min read
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