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*''Aesthetics''-This site is also aesthetically pleasing, with an aim of attracting students to the premise.
*''Aesthetics''-This site is also aesthetically pleasing, with an aim of attracting students to the premise.


===Greenhouse===
==Greenhouse==
With a greenhouse on site at SBMS, this garden plot will be able to provide an educational experience all year long for the students of SBMS.  In a coastal climate, one benefit of a greenhouse is season extension.  By providing a secure micro-climate, vegetable starts can get an early start as well as provide vegetables longer in the season.  Greenhouses also provide an environment that can expand the varieties of vegetables which can be grown in our climate.  Hot weather crops such as tomatoes, peppers, melons and eggplant can be grown on the coast with a well designed greenhouse.  The greenhouse is 10'x32', and it takes up approximately one half of the entire garden plot.
With a greenhouse on site at SBMS, this garden plot will be able to provide an educational experience all year long for the students of SBMS.  In a coastal climate, one benefit of a greenhouse is season extension.  By providing a secure micro-climate, vegetable starts can get an early start as well as provide vegetables longer in the season.  Greenhouses also provide an environment that can expand the varieties of vegetables which can be grown in our climate.  Hot weather crops such as tomatoes, peppers, melons and eggplant can be grown on the coast with a well designed greenhouse.  The greenhouse is 10'x32', and it takes up approximately one half of the entire garden plot.

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Introduction

Building a garden at Sunny Brae Middle School is one step towards creating an experiential learning facility designed to educate middle school kids about where their food comes from. Having an on site garden where kids can gain direct contact with the process involved in growing food on a small garden scale is appropriate for many reasons which include:

  • Nutrition Education
  • Learning the basics of small scale food production
  • Teaching life sciences through direct engagement with growing vegetables
  • Extracurricular school activity

Background Information

Our project evolved out of a dialogue between several people in the community. While talking to the director of Parks & Recreation at City Hall, it was made known that Sunny Brae Middle School had been donated a greenhouse years back. As we talked and met with an after-school coordinator, teachers and the Principle of Sunny Brae Middle School, it became clear that the project would entail the construction of an entire garden; not just a greenhouse. Setting this project up was ultimately a test in weaving through beauracracy. From our

Sustainability Criteria

  • Durability-The garden at Sunny Brae Middle School can be justified as an appropriate technology because the structure's materials are designed to last. Durability is a high criteria because we want the garden site to last as long as possible as a sound structure. Materials such as weed cloth, galvanized steel, weather treated wood and Trex lumber are durable and will insure the continued existence of the garden plot.
  • Educational-Another criteria our garden design satisfies is serving as a educational facility for students at Sunny Brae Middle School. A science teacher at Sunny Brae Middle School has agreed to lead an after school gardening program with students.
  • Aesthetics-This site is also aesthetically pleasing, with an aim of attracting students to the premise.

Greenhouse

With a greenhouse on site at SBMS, this garden plot will be able to provide an educational experience all year long for the students of SBMS. In a coastal climate, one benefit of a greenhouse is season extension. By providing a secure micro-climate, vegetable starts can get an early start as well as provide vegetables longer in the season. Greenhouses also provide an environment that can expand the varieties of vegetables which can be grown in our climate. Hot weather crops such as tomatoes, peppers, melons and eggplant can be grown on the coast with a well designed greenhouse. The greenhouse is 10'x32', and it takes up approximately one half of the entire garden plot.

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