The Science of Gardening at Poetry Community Christian School 2019

Master Gardeners developed the program “The Science of Gardening” in cooperation with Poetry Community Christian School for students from Kindergarten through eighth grade. Master Gardener Amy Barber led the program and was assisted by other Master Gardeners. They  worked 48.75 hours helping students work with a partner on a 12” X 12” area in a raised bed and in the science lab on their journals for researching, planning, and collecting data. Then COVID forced school closures. Master Gardeners developed “Ready. Set. Go Garden,” so students and parents could continue working from home on their journals. Available on our website, it could be utilized by any student at any time. Fifty-nine hours were spent on developing hands-on and on-line curriculum.

At the State Master Gardener Association Covention, Kaufman County Master Gardeners won a 2019 first place  award in the Medium County (25-49 members) Youth-Other category for “The Science of Gardening.