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Ms. Melhado from Homestead, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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From Plant To Plate

My students need seeds for their butterfly and vegetable gardens, they will also need soil and the supplies to assemble the garden beds, to take care of them, and promote.

  • $696 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

K G Charter school is located in FL. A town that was founded as a farming community. I am the forth generation farmers daughter that broke tradition and became a teacher! It is my goal to introduce my students to fresh vegetables and the history of their town through this club.

My students are very multi-cultural and many live in apartment complexes with no yards.

Many of them eat breakfast and lunch at school and have no exposure to fresh vegetables. I want my students to not only know the growing process, but be able to identify where and how they get their food.

My Project

The materials I have requested will be used to construct a fully functioning vegetable garden, butterfly garden, compost and recycling center in our school. Students will begin by planting and watering seeds, fertilizing, weeding, as well as assessing the condition of all plants. Students will work weekly to ensure that plants are tended too. As a result they will experience the whole life cycle of a plant. Students will also create a recycling center in the cafeteria and in all 27 classrooms.

Our project will make a difference in the lives of many students by helping them to better understand the plant life cycle.

Students will also learn where vegetables come from and how important they are to our bodies. Students will also understand the importance of recycling and composting. I am so excited to teach these kids about the growth of great fresh food as well as the farming community that surrounds them!

Ms. Melhado Keys Gate Charter School (K-2) Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Melhado

Homestead, FL View local requests

More than half 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

27 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Espoma AP16 16-Quart Organic Potting Mix • Amazon Business $10.99 9 $98.91
Electric Drill12 In0 to 1000 rpm7.8A • Grainger $89.00 1 $89.00
Extremely Durable Garden Hand Rake. Rust-Free Polished Aluminum with Tough Tines + Warranty. The Toughest Gardening Rake / Cultivator You will Ever Buy! • Amazon Business $12.99 5 $64.95
Miracle-Gro Nature's Care Organic and Natural Vegetable, Fruit and Flower Food ( 8 lbs ) • Amazon Business $11.99 3 $35.97
NeverKink Lite 6600-50 50-Feet Garden Hose, 9/16-Inch Diameter • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Drill Bit Set • Grainger $26.88 1 $26.88
Panacea Products 36-Inch Fan Pot Trellis, Green • Amazon Business $11.67 2 $23.34
Fiskars 7978 Composite Trowel • Amazon Business $4.22 5 $21.10
50 Common Milkweed Seed Bombs - Bulk Seed Balls for Seed Bombing (Asclepias syriaca) • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
Gardman R710 Tube Trellis, 36" Long x 8" Wide x 8" High • Amazon Business $19.49 1 $19.49
UNTREATED, NON-GMO, Non Hybrid 12 Heirloom Veggie Seeds by Zziggysgal • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Fiskars Traditional Bypass Pruning Shears • Amazon Business $14.42 1 $14.42
Newell Corporation - Marker Set Scented 12 Color Watercolor • Teachers' School Supply $12.76 1 $12.76
Wood ScrewFlat10x2 12 LPK100 • Grainger $10.24 1 $10.24
Cosmos 'Sensation Mixed' (Cosmos bipinnatus) 500 Seeds with detailed instructions. Great for cut flowers. Save seeds for next year. Gardening fun and super easy! • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
Slicing Tomato Moskvich D756A (Red) 35 Organic Heirloom Seeds by David's Garden Seeds • Amazon Business $7.59 1 $7.59
Majestic Mixed Zinnia Seeds (7 Types) 100 Seeds • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Ferry-Morse 1143 Snapdragon Annual Flower Seeds, First Ladies Mix (150 Milligram Packet) • Amazon Business $6.29 1 $6.29
Viking 912600 8-Way Heavy Duty Spray Nozzle • Amazon Business $5.42 1 $5.42
Melissa & Doug - Drawing Pad 9 X 12 • Teachers' School Supply $3.67 1 $3.67
Seeds of Change Certified Organic Squash, Yellow Crookneck - 1.8 grams, 20 Seeds Pack • Amazon Business $3.52 1 $3.52
Ferry-Morse 3162 Organic Bean Seeds, Bush Blue Lake 274 (28 Gram Packet) • Amazon Business $2.79 1 $2.79

Materials cost

$524.16

Vendor shipping charges

$29.37

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$591.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$104.36

Total project goal

$695.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$695.75

1 Donor

-$347.87

Donations toward project cost

-$295.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.18

match offer

-$347.88

Match offer toward project cost

-$295.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.18

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$0.00

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