1. Community Garden Timberview Middle School

2. Involve the community!  Students  Parents  Teachers  Local Master Gardeners  Local businesses  The idea is to get everyone involved in a community project to build a sustainable garden with native plants to attract birds and create an outdoor learning environment for students and the community.

3. First Grant – BRIT - $500  Botanical Research Institute of Texas

4. Our future garden site… behind our solar panels

5. First Activity  Measuring the area Proposed Site of Community Garden

6. Students working on plans…

7. Future Plans  Evaluate resources and secure further funding.  Parents  Local nurseries  www.donorschoose.org www.donorschoose.org  Mrs. Schickedanz’ tractor!

8. Students use online resources to plan landscape  http://www.txsmartscape.com/index.asp http://www.txsmartscape.com/index.asp

9. Mr. Wright Talks with Timberview Dads 1/25…  Email from Mr. Wright… “Just wanted to let you know the guys are REALLY excited about helping with the garden project. You’ll probably be getting a phone call or email (or maybe several!) soon.”

10. Donor’s Choose Grant #1: $400 Timberview Together Community Garden

11. Donor’s Choose Grant #2: $800 Chickens in the Classroom

12. Donor’s Choose Grant #3: $800 Chickens in the Classroom

13. Brainstorming…  How will the garden be taken care of over the summer  Who’s going to build it  Who’s going to participate

14. Mr. Linder – Parent and LEED certified landscape architect speaks to students

16. Students vote and decide on plan

17. Learning about Trees Students each “get their own tree” to research. Data collection: tree circumference, then calculate height using proportions Leaf sample taken: rubbing made Tree identification using dichotomous keys

18. Preparing Courtyard garden – weeding!

19. Raised chickens!

20. Starting seeds: Marigold Morning Glory Nasturtium Sunflower Alyssum Zinnia Gaillardia

21. Checking soil pH

22. FedEx EarthSmart Grant: another $500!

23. That was Year1 - Goals for Year 2 Involve more teachers Involve more parents Involve more community members Involve Tarrant County Master Gardeners, Involve Local Businesses (Lowes?) Brainstorming sessions and planning Break Ground! How can you be a part of this project?