Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Have you seen this video yet?
Last spring we had a ribbon-cutting celebration for the Gloucester High School greenhouse and newly planted raised-beds, now called Gloucester High Farm. Here's a video of the celebration.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
What did the Gloucester High Environmental club do this fall?
This fall the GHS environmental club continued its work producing locally grown, sustainable food. Guided by Meghan Stratton of FoodCorps and Backyard Growers, the club has been involved in the Gloucester U GHS Farm program, and has worked hard to prepare the high school's raised beds for winter growth. Plants started in the greenhouse have been planted in the newly winterized beds. Now we'll be turning our attention to recruitment and cafeteria composting. (This fall the club has also benefited from the expertise of Lara Lepionka, head of Backyard Growers, and Samantha Whitney, who runs the Gloucester U program.
The club has already begun its recruitment drive, recently gathering the names of a dozen interested members in one day of canvassing in the high school cafeteria. With recruiting efforts the club has doubled in size this fall. However, we still need to recruit more members particularly freshman and sophomores before the next Gloucester U session begins after the winter break. (Sign up here.) Over the next couple of weeks we'll be talking to freshman and sophomore science classes at GHS, aided by a digital slide presentation created by the club.
Final fall notes: Thank you, again, to Leslie Beaulieu who was with us last spring, through the summer, and the first few weeks of the autumn. You helped us take our first steps towards success.
The club has already begun its recruitment drive, recently gathering the names of a dozen interested members in one day of canvassing in the high school cafeteria. With recruiting efforts the club has doubled in size this fall. However, we still need to recruit more members particularly freshman and sophomores before the next Gloucester U session begins after the winter break. (Sign up here.) Over the next couple of weeks we'll be talking to freshman and sophomore science classes at GHS, aided by a digital slide presentation created by the club.
Final fall notes: Thank you, again, to Leslie Beaulieu who was with us last spring, through the summer, and the first few weeks of the autumn. You helped us take our first steps towards success.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Did you hear about the People's Climate March in NYC yesterday?
Go here to find out more. It was epic.
(The website is filled with inspiring pictures of creative, committed activists like you.)
(The website is filled with inspiring pictures of creative, committed activists like you.)
Friday, September 5, 2014
What did the Gloucester High Environmental Club do this summer?
Participating in Gloucester U's Greenhouse/Zero Waste initiative led by Leslie Beaulieu and James Cook, the GHS e-club spent a lot of time with dirt, water, and vegetables this summer.
After donating bags and bags of lettuce grown in the Gloucester High School gardens early in the summer, we donated an addition 94 lbs. of produce grown in the gardens (squash, zucchini, broccoli, and cucumbers) to the Open Door food pantry in July and August. In the last week of the summer we also delivered tomatoes, a cucumber, summer squash, and broccoli to Gloucester Public School teachers getting ready for the school year.
We canned several jars of produce, including fennel and beets, from the GHS gardens to serve at school events in the fall and winter. In the process, we learned how to extend the bounty of the warm months into the months of the year when little will grow.
The zinnias have thrived. The spinach planted for the GHS biology program is coming up.The beans are almost ready to be harvested. Some other crops we planted are patch or not coming up at all, but we've learned from both successes and failures; and we've had more of the former and less of the latter. In fact, some failures, including lettuce and spinach that bolted, are now being composted, so their nutrients will nourish next year's crops.
After donating bags and bags of lettuce grown in the Gloucester High School gardens early in the summer, we donated an addition 94 lbs. of produce grown in the gardens (squash, zucchini, broccoli, and cucumbers) to the Open Door food pantry in July and August. In the last week of the summer we also delivered tomatoes, a cucumber, summer squash, and broccoli to Gloucester Public School teachers getting ready for the school year.
We canned several jars of produce, including fennel and beets, from the GHS gardens to serve at school events in the fall and winter. In the process, we learned how to extend the bounty of the warm months into the months of the year when little will grow.
The zinnias have thrived. The spinach planted for the GHS biology program is coming up.The beans are almost ready to be harvested. Some other crops we planted are patch or not coming up at all, but we've learned from both successes and failures; and we've had more of the former and less of the latter. In fact, some failures, including lettuce and spinach that bolted, are now being composted, so their nutrients will nourish next year's crops.
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