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Glenvar Grows Greens

Glenvar Grows Greens. Glenvar Middle School. Presentation by Paige Stinson and Ann Fajardo. Overall Goal:.

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Glenvar Grows Greens

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  1. Glenvar Grows Greens Glenvar Middle School • Presentation by • Paige Stinson • and • Ann Fajardo

  2. Overall Goal: • To provide an opportunity for students to become capable of enriching their own lives and contributing to their community and nation through their construction and gardening skills, food production and preparation, and individual gain in health consciousness.

  3. Project Goals: • To expand the existing Glenvar Garden, which consisted of 4 raised bed gardens • To extend the growing season of our crops

  4. School Participants: • Students in Ann Fajardo’s and Mark Rohrback’s 2nd period “Green Math” class • Students in Beth Sellers’ 6th grade science classes • Juliette Myers, Principal, Glenvar Middle School • Jim Bradshaw, Assistant Principal, Glenvar Middle School • Brian Weeks, Construction Manager, Roanoke Co. Public Schools • Mike Blankenship, Head Custodian, Glenvar Middle School

  5. Community Participants: • Our “Green Mentors” (Members of the Southwest Virginia chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council): • Patrick Donohoe, Architect/Engineer, Virginia Tech • Brenda Landes, Architect, CR Architecture + Design • Barry Martin, Owner, Green Home Energy Audits of Virginia • Suzanne Nicewonder, Engineer, Precision Engineering, PC • Consultant: Sherri Dorn, Extension agent • Parent: Kenny Anderson

  6. Plan of Action1. Build Cold Frames Students help design and build cold frames to cover two of the existing raised beds. This will allow us to plant earlier and harvest later.

  7. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Consult with Green Mentors and extension agent to determine what type of greenhouse will best serve our needs and budget • We decided a 24’ by 48’ hoophouse would be the best choice

  8. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Order a hoophouse kit

  9. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Prepare the site: Install water, level and grade the earth, spread 6 inches of gravel

  10. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • The hoophouse kit is here! (Apr. 5)

  11. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Install ground stakes to support the hoops

  12. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • The hoops go up fast!

  13. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Attach side supports for the “curtains”

  14. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Build end walls

  15. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Putting on the plastic requires team effort!

  16. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Putting on the plastic requires team effort!

  17. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Level out gravel inside and out

  18. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Measure, cut and lay down floor fabric

  19. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Design the layout of the interior of the greenhouse • Build 8 raised beds

  20. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • Put raised beds in place

  21. Plan of Action2. Build a Greenhouse! • We just need soil and we’re ready to start planting!

  22. What’s left to do… • Install shelving and wheelchair-accesible raised garden within the hoophouse to be completed by June 2011 • Start planting! Fall 2011

  23. Our Project is Sustainable! • Hoop house greenhouse construction is low-cost • Cold-house succession planting of cold-tolerant vegetables requires no supplemental heat • Raised-bed square-foot-gardening technique saves space, maximizes student involvement, reduces watering needs, and maximizes yield

  24. Our Project is Sustainable! • Self-sustaining in the school setting as a means of teaching multi-disciplinary academic skills through practical application • Sustains the development of civic capability, enabling students to connect what they learn to how they live • Sustains opportunities for individual personal growth through higher-level thinking skills, cooperative learning, and problem solving with other students

  25. Future Proposed Plans: • School-based composting • Fundraising through greenhouse production • Expanding gardening effort to involve more teachers, students, and parents • Establishment of GMS Garden club

  26. Monitor our progress… • Mrs. Sellers blog: http://glenvargarden.blogspot.com/ • Ms. Fajardo’s wiki: http://gmsgreenmath.wikispaces.com/

  27. GLENVAR GROWS GREENS!

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