Do the Right Thing: Keep it Clean and Promote School Pride by Going Green! Part One

1. Do the Right Thing: Keep it Clean and Promote School Pride by Going Green! Part One Chevron’s Power of Student Energy Grant –City of Bakersfield Keep Bakersfield Beautiful RosannWattonville Freedom Middle School Jan. 31 to May 31, 2011

2. $500 Grant from Air & Waste Management Association • This project began with a $500 Grant from Air & Waste Management Association to RosannWattonville, science teacher, at Freedom Middle School for the Project: Do the Right Thing! Keep it Clean and Promote School Pride by Going Green!

3. Freedom Middle School11445 Noriega Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93312

4. Ryan Wattonville’s Eagle Scout Project Ryan Wattonville, Mrs. Wattonville’s son, decided for his eagle scout project to get the garden going at Freedom Middle School. He came up with a plan to build square foot gardens with an irrigation drip system. 6/14/10-He measured the garden and “before”photos were taken. 8/09/10-He spoke to principal Chuck Monaco, new principal at FMS about the square foot garden project.

5. “Before” Photos of FMS Garden

6. Ryan Wattonville planned the FMS Square Foot Garden Project 8/19/10 spoke to his scout master, Chris Eicher 8/09/10 spoke to his committee chairperson, Mike Clark 8/28/10 wrote letter to Home Depot for a discount for the square foot garden materials 8/28/10 spoke to Home Depot Manager Duran, about donation for supplies and he priced supplies at the store 8/30/10 bought 4x4 sq.. Ft. garden kits and supplies 8/27/10 spoke to Gina Moore, FMS campus supervisor and Chuck Monaco, Principal at FMS about getting a garden gate key to FMS

7. Planning for Clean up of FMS Garden Area For the work day a list of supplies and equipment were brought to FMS for the clearing the area Organizers, leaders, and volunteers brought garden equipment and square foot garden kits to clean up and clear the area

8. Eagle Scout Work Days Ryan sent out an email to his troop and it was announced at his troop meetings that a work day was planned to cleared the garden area of weeds and trash. Troop members signed up to attend Mrs. Wattonville had a sign up of her students to help with clean up via the Roots and Shoots Club Ryan planned the clean up of area with FMS’ custodian, Jerry

9. First Work Day October 16, 2010Area was Cleared of Weeds and Trash Boy Scout Troop 484 Freedom Middle Science Class-Roots and Shoots Club

10. Working as a Team the Area was Cleared

11. Breakfast Time

12. Encountered an Obstacle Hornet’s Nest Clearing Out the Nest

13. Hornet Nest

14. Gathered and Bagged Debris

15. Masks Were Needed for Flying Debris

16. Hauled Trash Off to Dumpster

17. Time for a Break

18. Thirsty Time

19. Finally- An Area Clean of Debris

20. Watered Area to Get Ready for Square Foot Garden Kits

21. Area Ready for Square Foot Garden Kits

22. Lunch Time- Pizza

23. Assemblying Square Foot Garden Kits

24. Roots and Shoots MembersLearning How to Work a Drill!

25. Assemble Square Foot Garden Kits

26. Kits are Coming Together

27. Digging Trenches for Kits

28. Rock for Drainage of Kits Layed in Trenches

29. Kits are Coming Together

30. At the Same Time Volunteers Were Also Weeding Rose Garden Area

31. Learning How to Measure

32. Learning How to Use the Pick Axe

33. Ryan-Measuring Between Garden Boxes

34. Square Foot Garden Kits are All in Place

35. 1st Work Day a Success!October 16, 2010 • The square foot garden area was cleared of trash and debris and an unexpected hornet’s nest. • The ground was readied for the square foot garden kits. • The square foot garden kits were assembled and four were put in place. • Troop 484 troop members and their parents(several of whom are Chevron Employees) along with FMS Roots and Shoots Club members, their science teacher, and the school’s custodian volunteered for a total of 74.5 hours of service time.

36. Do the Right Thing: Keep it Clean and Promote School Pride by Going Green! Part Two Chevron’s Power of Student Energy Grant –City of Bakersfield Keep Bakersfield Beautiful RosannWattonville Freedom Middle School Jan. 31 to May 31, 2011

37. 2nd Work Day for Ryan’s Eagle Scout Project – October 23, 2010 • Researched soil mix to use in square foot garden boxes • We’ll use “Mel’s Mix”. Developed by square foot garden creator, Mel Bartholomew. It has all the nutrients, minerals, and trace elements that plants need, eliminating the need for fertilizer. Mel’s Mix: • Simple formula • 1/3 blended compost • 1/3 peat moss • 1/3 coarse vermiculite • Mix equal parts of each measure by volume, not by weight

38. Mixing Equal Parts for Mel’s Mix, Which is the Square Foot Garden Soil Mix

39. All Together Now!

40. Now, Shake it Up

41. Measure & Cut Weed Cloth to Lay in Square Foot Gardens

42. Adding Water to Soften the Dirt to Pound Down the Corner Pieces

43. Laying Down Weed Cloth in Boxes

44. Putting Mel’s Mix in Boxes

45. Begin Assembly of Drip Irrigation System

46. Weed Cloth is Now in All of the Boxes

47. Digging Irrigation Trenches

48. FMS Roots & Shoots Members Digging Trenches

49. Boy Scout Troop 484 Digging Trenches

50. Advice From FMS Custodian