“Authentic environmental commitment emerges out of firsthand experiences with real places on a small, manageable scale over time.” – David Sobel (2004)
Lately, our little class has had a "if you build it he will come" experience with our indoor garden. The more interested in seeds and plants we become, the more community members seem to gift us with awesome supplies to build a more elaborate garden. We began with a couple pots and some cress and cilantro seeds I purchased from a Port Townsend farmer at the Tonasket Barter Faire. Since then we've been given planters, soil, compost, and almost a dozen different kinds of seeds: kale and chives, majoram and pea plants (among others). We've expanded our garden so it stretches from end to end of our library window. Every time a seed sprouts, the second graders come running to show me.
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