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GROWING A FUTURE - SCHOOL FARM
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Feb 18, 20222 min read
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 15, 20221 min read
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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Jun 9, 20211 min read
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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May 17, 20212 min read
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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Mar 9, 20211 min read
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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Dec 12, 20201 min read
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
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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Oct 21, 20201 min read
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 14, 20201 min read
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 3, 20201 min read
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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Sep 10, 20201 min read
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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Aug 2, 20201 min read
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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May 27, 20201 min read
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 7, 20201 min read
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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Apr 24, 20201 min read
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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Mar 3, 20201 min read
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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Oct 4, 20191 min read
School Farm Approved by District
One step closer to a reality.
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