It has been awhile since I've posted anything, and have I been busy. This project has proved to be exciting and exhausting all at the same time. So far, we have had a couple of meetings with our Planning committee, and members of our committee have also met with Scott from Real School Gardens for a brief presentation. We are planning on setting up another, but have been busy researching some more on our end. As of Spring Break, we have conducted two surveys, both written by me based on some research I did on other campuses which have done similar projects. here is am amazing amount of existing data on the Internet about school gardens! Our first survey went to our faculty, the second to the parents, and both were well received, and have given us the good data we need to go forward. Now, we are waiting to see what kind of money our Spring fundraiser brings in, and we will, as a committee, revisit the costs of working with Real School Gardens compared to what it would cost us financially and time wise to go on our own. We are hoping to have some type of decision, as well as a timeline for implementation soon!
For now, I have designed a presentation that could be used to give to our PTA Executive Committee or our staff or Campus Leadership Team to support our Garden Committee's plan for a garden on our campus.
