Description
Start Date-End Date: 09/28/2012-09/28/2012
Land Manager Office:
Land Manager Contact: Laurie Schneyer
Funding Partner: Slow Food Denver
Programmatic Partner: Kent Denver School
Summary: 20 students (13-14 years old) and 2 adults will spend the afternoon assisting in putting the Fairmont Elementary School garden "to rest" for the winter and help prepare for the schools final Youth Farmer's Market.
Description:
20 students (13-14 years old) and 2 adults will spend the afternoon assisting in putting the Fairmont Elementary School garden "to rest" for the winter and help prepare for the schools final Youth Farmer's Market.
Latitude/Longitude: 39.720265, -104.994704
Additional Information:
Camping Available: No
Physical Difficulty: Easy
High Altitude Project: No
Desired Number of Volunteers: 30
Total Adult Volunteers Attended: 2
Total Youth Volunteers Attended: 16
Total Volunteer Days: 18
Total Unique Volunteers: 18
Total Volunteer Hours: 72
Staff Hours: 12
Stipend Hours: 0
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Description of Work Completed:
About 20 volunteers arrived at Fairmont Elementary School to help put their school garden to rest for the winter and help the farm manager prepare for their final Youth Farmer's Market of the year. Students first harvested many tomatoes, peppers, cauliflower, and other vegetables for the Farmer's Market (taste testing for quality control along the way). They then removed all the plants from the beds, roots and all, then clipped them down to ensure they would compost well. After removing all the vegetation from the beds, the students turned and raked them in-so-that they will be ready to be planted again in the Spring. Students also created signs, set up tables, and prepared for the Youth Farmer's Market as well as weeded any areas of the garden that were in need of attention.
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