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      Abacoa Community Garden



      Garden Outreach To Jupiter                         • conducting a lunch food waste analysis in the school cafeteria  plant, weed, compost, mulch, and help dispose of waste debris.

                                                           The garden volunteer opportunity always fills up quickly
                                                                                                           Some even crushed sugar cane and drank the juice! They worked
      Middle School                                      because students think it’s the easiest way to get a good grade.   hard and all got “dirty”! And, they all went home with bags of
                                                         But once they are at the garden, they truly put their learning   herbs and veggies!
         As part of the                                  into action and make real-world connections to different topics      Membership, at $40 per household, is open and runs from
      garden’s mission to                                we’ve discussed in class. It’s the most meaningful of all the   August 1 to July 31. Download forms at https://www.abacoa.
      educate and provide                                project options, in my opinion, and one day I’d love to have   com/abacoa-community-garden or find one in the outside
      outreach opportunities to                          other volunteer opportunities to offer them as well.”  mailbox at the entrance to the garden at 1022 Community
      the greater community,                                From the garden’s point of view, it’s one of our most   Drive across from Addington Place. There is a waiting list for
      the garden again hosted                            rewarding activities. Students get a tour and learn the different   independent beds at $30 for a half bed and $60 for a full bed
      students from Jupiter                              vegetables, fruit, and herbs. They get an introduction to   but if interested, just check the box. Stop by, especially Saturday
      Middle School. Led by                              sustainable and organic methods of gardening. They then get to   mornings, to meet us. Check out our Facebook page also!
      classroom teacher Kate
      Strein and ESE support
      facilitator Chandra
      Benson, approximately
      25 eighth graders visited
      over a two-week period.
      As explained by their
      teacher, “Even though
      we’re a language arts classroom, we follow the four core
      competencies of global education in every unit: investigate the
      world, recognize perspective, communicate effectively, and take
      action. The garden volunteering project choice gave students an
      opportunity to take action locally to help solve a global problem.
      Other project options were:
      • writing a letter to a senator/congressperson about a current
      hunger crisis in the world and ideas on how our government
      can help
      • creating a public service announcement video to educate peers
      about one of the topics of hunger we discussed in class                                              Leaving Your Employer?
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