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.