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  • Science Park High School
  • Newark, NJ
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Students will learn the ins and outs of gardening in a sustainable way. After this project they should have a solid understanding of what materials they need to create a container vegetable garden and what kind of conditions are best for growing those vegetables. These practical skills will move with them through their whole lives. Not only will they gain innumerable practical skills, but by giving students an opportunity to provide a much needed resource to the people around them, they will learn an important lesson in empathy. They will be able to move forward and hopefully continue to give back to the people in their community who may need support. Newark's citizens have suffered so much inequality, and projects like this begin to take small steps towards bridging that gap. Materials will be used along with found and donated materials such as pallets and scrap wood to build container plant beds which will be housed in our school's greenhouse and potentially in a roof-top garden during the warm months. Students will be responsible for growing vegetables from seeds in these beds and in other containers which will eventually be harvested. Access to these fresh vegetables will be available to all students at our school, free of judgment or qualifications. Between providing the materials to build the container gardens, set up composting stations, work the soil, seeds and soil for planting, funding this project would give my students an incredible start on their journey to create a self sustaining garden. Only 30 students will be involved with growing the food, but anyone at the school can take home the fruits of our labor so that their basic needs are met.

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Students will learn the ins and outs of gardening in a sustainable way. After this project they should have a solid understanding of what materials they need to create a container vegetable garden and what kind of conditions are best for growing those vegetables. These practical skills will move with them through their whole lives. Not only will they gain innumerable practical skills, but by giving students an opportunity to provide a much needed resource to the people around them, they will learn an important lesson in empathy. They will be able to move forward and hopefully continue to give back to the people in their community who may need support. Newark's citizens have suffered so much inequality, and projects like this begin to take small steps towards bridging that gap. Materials will be used along with found and donated materials such as pallets and scrap wood to build container plant beds which will be housed in our school's greenhouse and potentially in a roof-top garden during the warm months. Students will be responsible for growing vegetables from seeds in these beds and in other containers which will eventually be harvested. Access to these fresh vegetables will be available to all students at our school, free of judgment or qualifications. Between providing the materials to build the container gardens, set up composting stations, work the soil, seeds and soil for planting, funding this project would give my students an incredible start on their journey to create a self sustaining garden. Only 30 students will be involved with growing the food, but anyone at the school can take home the fruits of our labor so that their basic needs are met.

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