THE FOOD PROJECT
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Facilitated byMary Van Dyke
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FALL and SPRING PROGRAMS
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Seasonal Activities
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Program Structure
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Week Topic
1 Welcome and IntroThe Food Project and Site
2 Community and EcosystemInterests, Skills and Talents
3 What Do You Like to Eat?And Cool Crops
4 How to Grow, Where and When?
5 Digging Deeper – Project Issues
6 Digging Deeper – Action Plan
7 Budget and Inputs
8 Wintering Over
Activities vary due to students’ interests, weather, and site
Fall Activities
Spring Activities .
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Week Topic
1 Wake Up the Garden!
2 Seed Sort and Plant
3 Share and Show at SEAS:School Environmental Action Showcase
4 TLC: Weeds, Water, Nutrients
5 Signs and Labels
6 Trees, Herbs and Bees
7 Harvest and Taste: Recipes
8 Celebration and Reflection
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Mary Van Dyke
o Trained as architecto Master Gardenero Master Naturalisto Visiting Horticulturist
at Jamestown Schoolo Garden Teacher at
Brooksfield Montessorio Blogs at Green STEM
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