Mrs. Cvengros and I applied to be a part of a training opportunity offered by BCPS and Maryland Agriculture and were accepted! We will take the 36 hour, year long series to learn all about edible gardening, so that we can construct an edible garden in our new schoolyard. They will even give us a $200 garden starter package. Only 5 schools were chosen to be a part of this, so we feel so honored to be chosen.
If you’re interested in our training program, check it out:
Edible Schoolyard Training Program 2016
| Wednesday | January 13, 2016 | 5:00pm-8:00pm | History of Ag/Ag and the Bay |
| Thursday | February 11, 2016 | 5:00pm-8:00pm | BCPS Protocol/Site Selection |
| Thursday | March 3, 2016 | 5:00pm-8:00pm | Soils/Soil Testing/Seed Starting |
| Wednesday | April 6, 2016 | 5:00pm-8:00pm | Garden Design/Bed Prep/Compost |
| Wednesday | May 4, 2016 | 5:00pm-8:00pm | Gardening with Children/Curricular Connections |
| Wednesday | June 1, 2016 | 5:00pm-8:00pm | Harvest/Food Prep Safety |
| Wednesday | June 8,. 2016 | 5:00pm-8:00pm | Closing Garden, Planning for Fall, IPM, Weeding |
| Saturday | September 10, 2016 | 9:00am-4:00pm | Field Day on Farm and in Gardens |
| Thursday – Teachers’ Night on the Farm | October 20, 2016 | 4:00pm-7:00pm | Attend and Present |
| Wednesday | November 16, 2016 | 5:00pm-8:00pm | Hydroponics |
| Wednesday | December 7, 2016 | 5:00pm-8:00pm | Graduation |
Green Inititiaves at Westowne Elementary School 