Worms in Durango Middle School

March 24th, 2010

Via the Durango Herald, I found this article about a greenhouse at Escalante Middle School.  From the article:

A photovoltaic system installed at Escalante Middle School will make a campus greenhouse operational and allow students in Sharon Orr’s elective “greenworks” class to do more than grow vegetables.

The class of 24 students will be doing a lot more than greenhouse work, Orr said. She plans to introduce vermiculture, composting, pollination, plant identification and food preparation before the year is over. In inclement weather, the students can investigate what’s happening on the Fat Spaniel network.

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  • 1. Interview: Redworms in an&hellip  |  April 30th, 2010 at 11:48 am

    [...] 30, 2010 I wrote a while back about redworms in a Durango middle school.  I actually contacted the teacher there (in late March) and was able to ask her some questions [...]

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