We hosted our first field trip today – a lovely class of third-graders from Norton Elementary School. The students were divided into four groups that rotated through different stations. Our student leaders were partnered with a staff member or community volunteer to teach the students about our garden.
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Scavenger Hunt – They found cabbage!
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Compost Station – They learned about different types of compost bins and what goes in them.
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Student Leader Simon demonstrated seed sowing.
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UF Librarian Flo Turcotte read a story (and gave them an inside break from the cold).
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Student Leader Adrian reads a story about starting a garden.
We finished up with a student-made kale salad (recipe later this week). It was a great start to our field trip program and an opportunity to involve even more Alachua County students in hands-on learning (and eating) at the Farm to School Hub.