Wilshire Crest Outdoor Classroom Farm/Garden

September 29, 2018

Sprucing up our outdoor garden/environmental/edible classroom with Bilingual signs identifying vegetables/fruits to support our new Wilshire Crest ES Spanish/English Dual Language program, fruit tree care, weeding, mulching, installing irrigation, cleaning up our raised beds for our SEED to Table program.
We will begin at 9am and conclude over snacks at 12noon.

20

Students attended

5

Staff attended

20

Additional Volunteers attended

175

Students will be impacted this year

Intended impact of project

Reduced environmental impact
Improved occupant health & performance
Increased environmental & sustainability literacy
Reduce landfill waste

Impact of project

Environmental and habitat restoration
Energy and/or water conservation
Waste reduction
Improved air quality
Improved school nutrition
Increased physical activity
Educated on sustainable skills and practices
Educated on sustainability knowledge
Educated about sustainability careers

More impact of project

The Green Apple Day of Service at Wilshire Crest Farm brought together the school and community to create a social and resilient network around growing food.