A cornucopia of Action Learning projects

This post illustrates just how rich of an arena a garden can be for students to develop Action Learning opportunities. This list was compiled by 4 English teachers and 2 student clubs as they organized Spring semester projects. Almost every project on this list actually came to fruition. Most of the ideas came from the students themselves. Faculty then worked with the students to refine and clarify the project. 

SOIL----

  1. Worms -- Lucinda

  2. Soil improvement -- Marcos

  3. Compost--  Geraldine, Alejandra, Julio -- 

  4. how to test PH --Jonathan  

  5. how to know if weed seeds will be ok after being composted  --Nalisha

  6. Hay bale gardening -- Liliana

  7. Winter soil--Matt 

WATER---

  1. Water testing of the well --Deepak

  2. Mexican Ollas -- Alexis , Shameel

  3. Irrigation -- Bryan, Deepak

  4. Rainwater capture -- Emmanuel 

  5. Water garden -- Brianna --can we do water sculpture style… 

BUGS---

  1. Beneficial bugs--Tagetes, Pesticides vs organic..--Eric

  2. Planting to limit pests -- Emalina, Daniel

  3. Spiders won't kill you --Lu Ann 

  4. Butterfly / pollinators habitat--  Ilse / Tiffanie, Amy, Hanana ...Elise’s class

FOOD---- 

  1. Strawberries -- Moises -- look for better way to grow .

  2. Fast growing food (radishes etc) -- Luis

  3. Onions and garlic --Chia-chi

  4. Chayote squash (grows on vines and hangs down from trellis) Wahida

  5. Growing veggies strategically together-- Masoud

  6. Milpa -- Jacob / Jacob / Lynn’de 

  7. Peppers--Mateo / Darryl 

  8. Melons-- Yipeng (seed)

  9. Chinese and other  Herbs -- Andy / Sihan, Alex, 

  10. Saffron -- Mohamad --when to plant…. Can we do it now

  11. Sunflowers -- Staphanie/  Gladys, Payal ..grow near the front?

  12. Edible Flowers -- Hibiscus sabdariffa, borage (seed) Ahmad / Emelina, Daniel 

  13. Grapes -- Punita, Valeria

OTHER PLANTS---

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  1. Succulents -- Ashley medicinal values? --show her spot next to bird bath

  2. The Oak tree  -- Anam (ask Cord to trim off the huge lateral bottom branch) 

  3. Grafting fruit trees -- Thom

  4. Fruit trees -- Ivan / Elizabeth / Kevin / Jayla

  5. Native plants (RAGE)

PROJECTS---

  1. Monarch butterfly garden in front of bookstore

  2. Wind power -- Michele

  3. Solar power -- Dario , Michael / Albert

  4.  Pond -- Jarad, Antowan / Ali, Abraham, Kevin, Sebastian 

  5. Greenhouse -- Aaron, Bri

  6. Mental Health Benefits of gardening-- Aletha

  7. Fire -- Tim --hey lets do a pizza oven

  8. Entrance / Devona  Incorporate old garden tools etc…? 

  9. Gardening for Kids -- Daniel 

  10. Pallet and Bottle Herb Garden -- Olivia 

  11. Tree stumps and Hay bales  / Samantha --dont think vertical will work for the water….

  12. Fun with Pallets -- Mai, Olivia, Chris 

  13. Hydroponics -- Angel

  14. Trellis gardening and bench -- Jeff

  15. Container gardening (witn recycled materials)   -- Jotinesh

  16. Chicken coop -- Nisar / John 

  17. Hummingbirds -- Jessica

  18. Wooden planters-- Nada

  19. Cool ways to feature plants..-- Jamila, Ali  budget .. get a lotta bales? 

BIRDS---

  1. Arcy--bird house

  2. Andrew--make new  feeder… 

  3. Sky--choose the right seeds..--find out what wild birds will eat…