Today in the garden at Campbell Park Elementary School, we
learned about soil. The students talked about what they thought made up soil
and then we went over the four major ingredients. These are ground up bedrock,
organic matter, water, and air. We took a nice walk around the garden and
looked at how soil changed depending on where it was in the garden. The soil in
the garden bed was richer and hotter than the soil on the ground or in the
compost pile. The kids said what they found in the dirt and compared the dirt
from different places. The worms were still the most exciting part of the
garden for the kids! Next week we get to learn about seeds!
This blog follows the building, cultivating, and harvesting of the Campbell Park Elementary schoolyard garden in St. Petersburg, Florida. Since January 2009, the Edible Peace Patch Project has been developing innovative community-oriented food system and nutrition educational programs in south St. Petersburg, Florida. Campbell Park Elementary is the 4th school to participate in our Garden Education Program, made possible with the generous support of the Rays Baseball Foundation.
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