Organic Farm Field Trip &
Composting Activity
Monday, November
22, 2004
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
This
event is past.
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GALLERY.
View the December 2004 Event
 The
Georgia Chapter of Compassionate Kids has arranged a field trip
to Gaia Gardens, an organic farm located in Atlanta.
Gaia Gardens is a community farm, owned by
East Lake Commons Co-housing Community and run by an
independent farmer. The farm is 5 acres, including hillsides,
forest fragments, and an acre spring-fed pond. The 1.5 acre
growing space is a patchwork of fields dedicated to rotations
that include an intensive cover cropping schedule.
The
field trip will include a tour of the farm, where seasonal
plants one may see include kale, collards, Swiss chard,
lettuce, broccoli, and cabbage. One may also see how shitake
mushrooms are grown. A tour of the green house will show newly
potted seedlings, and one may learn how potting soil is made.
This
field trip will also teach the following:
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What is "organic" and why is it important?
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What is "sustainable agriculture" and why is it important?
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What are "cover crops" and why are they important?
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What is "compost" and why is it important?
 OPTIONAL COMPOSTING ACTIVITY
Care to add an extra learning activity? Download a copy of
our simple composting worksheet.
Children who wish to may bring a jar of their own compost to add
to the Gaia Gardens composting system! Now THAT's a community
garden!
OPTIONAL
EVENING PICNIC
The
Gaia Gardens has lawn space available for anyone wishing to
bring picnic blankets and a picnic supper.
COST & RSVP
The
cost for the field trip is $2.00 per person. Please arrive with
exact change in cash in an envelope with your family name on it.
Please RSVP via email to
info@compassionatekids.com no later than November 18,
2004.
Gaia Gardens
East Lake Commons
950 Dancing Fox Road
Decatur, GA 30032
Contact Person: Daniel Parson
Web:
www.eastlakecommons.org
Email:
GaiaGardens@EastLakeCommons.org
404.452.4321
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Compassionate Kids
Contact Person: Kelly Palmatier
Web:
www.compassionatekids.com
Email:
info@compassionatekids.com
770.467.0050
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