Community Service-Learning

This year, one of our service learning partnerships will be with Jean's Farm and Oregon Tilth. We will be visiting and working on the farm, learning about plants, ecology, and environmental science AND exploring issues around food security and hunger.

Ideally, we will be at the farm once a month. Come spring, we may be asked to use our skills to help the Northeast Emergency Food Program get their garden up and running.

Here are the dates of service learning so far:
October 26th at Jean's Farm
November 2nd Gleening at 47th Ave CSA farm for the Food Bank (tentative)
November 16th at Jean's Farm

For the November 2nd date, we will need carpools. The farm is about 25 minutes south of here. We would leave the school at 8:30 and be home by 12. Please check your calenders. I will know by next week if our proposal to glean has been approved.

For those who don;t know what gleaning is: it is harvesting crops left over from the main harvest. We would collect fruits and veggies to help the food bank have fresh food to add to their supply. Often the veggies have minor imperfections, are too big/small, or just got missed during the main harvest. It is a great way to reduce/reuse/recycle.

For all of these dates, students need:
Clothes they can get dirty in. We are farmin'
COATS. We go rain or shine. For the Jean's farm trip they do have covered spaces, but if we all bring rain jackets, we should have lovely weather...
Shoes...solid and study. They will come home dirty.

Students wanted to also volunteer at a food service/soup kitchen, but the one I contacted does not take volunteers under 16. Good idea though. They can revisit it in high school.

Please note that service learning days are a key part of the Trillium curriculum. They are NOT optional.

Email me with any questions and suggestions...