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Soil/Vegetables/Fruits

Author: Stephen Conrad

Planning Unit: Boone County CES

Major Program: Agriculture 4-H Core Curriculum

Plan of Work: 4-H Agriculture

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Florence Elementary put out a request for help in soils/gardening. Because of their location, the vast majority of the students are never around a flower or vegetable garden. In an effort to answer their request, the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service offered a soils/vegetable lesson. 215 3rd and 4th grade students learned about the appropriate make up of soil, proper aeration, and why vegetables/fruits are important to our diet. The lesson ended with each student filling a pot with potting mix and planting lettuce to take home, nurture, and eat. 92% of the students said that this was their first venture in gardening and 96% said they now had a better understanding of why farmers spent so much time working their ground before, during, and after the growing season.






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