Curriculum Resources for the Alaskan Environment
Subject Areas:
horticulture, science, math, home
economics
Timeline: spring-late
summer
Grade Levels:
all
Purpose: to utilize food
grown by oneself
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Hart Allex and
E. Meade
Vegetable
Gardening
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Activities
Resources
- materials and space for sprouting apparatus
- supply of seeds
- Alaska Chapters of Future Farmers of America
(FFA)
- University of Alaska Anchorage, Experimental
Research Station, Palmer, AK
- University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of
Agriculture, Experimental Farm
- Cooperative Extension Service
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Variations
- Hold a feast.
- Market the excess.
- Build a greenhouse.
- Sprout seeds for a cheap,
dependable source of vitamins, and for income:
Purchase seeds; alfalfa, bean,
radish, etc.
Build sprouting beds or sprout in
jars.
Research and print information on
cooking techniques and food value.
Market produce through the local
store; serve at school.
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