"[G]ardening changes the status of food for all involved. When one gardens, food can no longer
be viewed as a mere commodity for consumption; we are brought into the ritual of communal
goodness that is found at the intersection of people and plants. Food that we grow with our own
hands becomes a portal for personal transformation." (Thorp and Townsend, p. 357)
The articles I'm reading about the subject are encouraging. There are so many benefits to implementing a school garden! And, gardening can be implemented across so many subjects: Math, Language Arts, Science, History, Art, Technology... the list goes on!
Our project is, of course, designed without any mindfulness of a budget at all. But the more I think about it the more do-able this idea seems. Many of the items could be donated. They don't require new space- they can transform unused space. Anyone heard of vertical gardening?
Seriously. How cool is that.
I love cool garden ideas! I for one can't wait to have a class/school garden.
ReplyDeleteHow cool! Check out the blog Learn Me To Teach by Chasing Fish. She too talks about classroom gardens - as a strategy for addressing community poverty with service project learning. I also see this as such a great opportunity for working collaboratively as a group to create something, and in the words of Ayers, it's "real work - work with a purpose." (page 110).
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