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SCHOOL VEGETABLE GARDEN�AND COMPOSTING

GROWING FOOD.REDUCING WASTE.LEARNING SUSTAINABILITY

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PRESENTATED BY :

    • EKAMPREET KAUR

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    • CLASS -IX

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    • EKLAVYA SCHOOL JALANDHAR

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INTRODUCTION

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PROJECT GOAL

BUILD AND MANAGE A SMALL SCHOOL VEGETABLE GARDEN

USE ON SITE COMPOST TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH

REDUCE FOOD WASTE

LEARN ABOUT ECOLOGY AND NUTRITION

UNDERSTANDS SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODDUTION

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WEEK;1 PROJECT LAUNCH

ACTIVITIES:

INTRODUCE SUSTSAINABLE GARDENENING LEARN ABOUT COMPOSTING

FORM STUDENT TEAMS

VISIT POSSIBLE GARDEN AREAS

IDENTIFY A SUITABLE LOCATION

PREPARE A ONE PARAGHRAPH GARDENING PROPOSAL

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WEEK;2 SITE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING

ACTIVITIES-

CONDUCT SOIL TESTING

PREPARE A SUNLIGHT MAP

ASSESS WATER AVAILABILITY

FINALISE GARDENING LOCATION

ASSIGN TEAM ROLES

PREAPARE A LIST OF REQUIRED MATERIALS

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WEEK;3 GARDEN DESIGN

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WEEK;4 BUILD PHASE

ACTIVITIES—PREPARE GARDEN BEDS OR CONTAINRS ,CONSTRUCT COMPOST BINS

COLLECT BROWN COMPOST MATERIALS

CONDUCT A SAFETY BRIEFING

LEAN SAFE TOOL USAGE AND GARDEN CARE.

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WEEK;5 PLANTING AND SETUP

ACTIVITIES :

PLANT SEEDS OR TRANSPLANT SEEDLINGS

LABEL DIFFERENT PLANT VARIETIES

BEGIN COMPOST LAYERING

START A GARDEN LOG

RECORD WATERING SCHEDULES

OBSERVE PLANT GROWTH

SCHOOL VEGETABLE GARDENING

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WEEK;6 COMPOSTING BASICS

ACTIVITIES:

MONITOR COMPOST TEMPERATURES

CHECK MOISTURE LEVELS

MAINTAIN PROPER AERATION

RECORD OBSERVATIONS

MAINTAIN A WEEKLY COMPOST LOG

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WEEK ;7 GARDEN MAINTAINENCE

  • ACTIVITIES-
  • WEEDING
  • PEST MONITERING
  • MULCHING
  • WATERING
  • TURNING COMPOST
  • SIMPLE EXPERIMENT

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WEEK;8 DATA COLLECTION

ACTIVITIES-

MEASURE PLANT GROWTH

ESTIMATE VEGETABLE YEILD

OBSERVE SOIL MOISTURE

RECORD OBSERVATIONS

GOAL-

TO UNDERSTAND HOW COMPOST AFFECTS PLANT HEALTH

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WEEK;9 COMPOST INTEGRATION

  • ACTIVITIES-APLLY FINISHED COMPOST TO A SELECTED TEST BED
  • OBSERVE PLANT HEALTH
  • RECORD OBSERVATIONS
  • GOAL-TO UNDERSTAND HOW COMPOST AFFECTS PLANT HEALTH

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WEEK;10 COMMUNITY LINK

ACTIVITIES-

PLAN A HARVEST DAY

PLAN COMPOSTING PROCESS

SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT NUTRITIONAL VALUES OF VEGETABLES

SHARE PROJECT LEARNINGS WITH COMMUNITY

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WEEK;11PRESETATION PREPERATION

ACTIVITIES

  • PREAPARE POSTERS
  • PREPARE SLIDESHOW
  • EXLAIN COMPOSTING AD SUSTAINABLE GARDENING
  • FINALIZE A SIMPLE GARDEN MAINTAINENCE GUIDE

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WEEK;12 SHOWCASE AND REFLECTION

ACTIVITIES

ORGANISE A GARDEN OPEN DAY

PRESENT PROJECT FINDINGS

DEMONSTRATE THE GARDEN SYSTEM

SUBMIT FINAL REPORT

SUBMIT COMPOST LOGS

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FINAL PROECT OUTCOMES

  • DEVELOP A SCHOOL VEGETABLE GARDEN
  • USE COMPOST TO SUPPORT SOIL HEALTH
  • REDUCE ORGANIC WASTE
  • COLLECT AND ANAALYSE PLANT GROWTH DATA
  • LEARN ABOUT SUSTAINABLE GARDENING
  • DEVELOP TEAMWORK AND RESPONSIBILITY
  • MAINTAIN GARDEN AND COMPOST RECORDS
  • SHARE OUR LEARNING THROUGH

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SAFETY AND HYGIENE

  • SAFETY RULES
  • HANDLE GARDEN TOOLS SAFELY
  • MAINTAIN HYGIENE WHILE MANAGING COMPOST
  • KEEP HARVESTED PRODUCT HYGIENE
  • FOLLOW FOOD SAFETY PRACTICES

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CONCLUSION

GROW FOOD . REDUCE WASTE . CAE FOR NATURE

OUR SCHOOOL GARDEN TEACHES US THAT SMALL ACTIONS CAN CREATE MEANINGFUL ENVIRONMENT CHANGES

A SMALL GARDEN CAN GROW BIG IDEAS