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2022-23 Eco Club Highlights...
Taking 250 pairs of shoes to be donated!
Students tried to figure out how long everyday items took to decompose back into the environment.
Students reused Salad Containers that can not be recycled due to the plastic number. We created "shrink-a-dink" keychains for HMS teachers/Staff.
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Ms. Min's mom (Sophia) is an avid photographer and took some amazing pictures of the HMS Garden in July 2022. The Ecosystem was thriving, with the birds, butterflies, and cats coming to say hello.
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Two of our kitties that live on/around campus..."Blondie" & "Mama"
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In March (2022) a few 7th graders volunteered to work in the garden.
We planted Kale, Chard, Chickpeas, Fava Beans, Beets, Strawberries this week.
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Starting to GrOW...
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Peach & Plum Tree blossoms are blooming!!
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Thomas and Melanie using diapers to create a super-absorbent material to keep plants moist longer. They applied it to the Avocado tree that wasn't getting enough water. It brought it back to life!!
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Water fountains & refilling stations 2021-22
HMS was finally able to install these new Water Fountain stations all around campus thanks to the hard work of Mr. Jose (Security) and others.
Back on campus in April 2021 after CLOSE CLOSURE!!!
Students that came back were able to restart the HMS Organic Garden.
They planted a bunch of veggies late April: strawberries, peppers, corn, zucchini, & tomatoes.
They also maintained the birdfeeders, composter, and the fruit trees.
Thank you so much for helping out in the garden and can't wait for everything to mature & grow.
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TreePeople donated new recycle bins to our teachers to use in their classrooms.
https://www.treepeople.org/
https://www.treepeople.org/
Farm Sanctuary Visits
On November 22, 2019, Farm Sanctuary's Chloe Fuller came and taught us about what they do at their amazing refuge for factory farm animals. https://www.farmsanctuary.org
She used all sorts of mediums to share their stories, including Virtual Reality (VR)
She used all sorts of mediums to share their stories, including Virtual Reality (VR)
Winter Planting
On December 11, 2019, we planted new Organic plants for the new year.
Ms. Danielle also donated a few bags of soil and a peach, guava, and pineapple sage plant.
Ms. Danielle also donated a few bags of soil and a peach, guava, and pineapple sage plant.
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The eco kids planted:
Kale, lettuce, dill, leek, radish, beets, and spinach. |
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Danielle and Katie also placed food scraps in our Worm Composting bin.
This will hopefully create rich, nutritious soil for our garden in a few weeks. Students are also giving our new veggies "liquid kelp" to help them grow strong organically. |
What do we do in the Ecology Club you ask?
Here are some of the things we've done for the past 13 years:
