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History. Terra Nova High School, Big Picture School Paul’s history with Terra Nova Initial grant funding and start up Terra Nova Community Farm’s Mission: Build community Student education and ownership Hands on learning experiences Operate student run organic farm business. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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History• Terra Nova High School, Big Picture
School• Paul’s history with Terra Nova• Initial grant funding and start up• Terra Nova Community Farm’s
Mission:• Build community• Student education and ownership• Hands on learning experiences• Operate student run organic farm
business
Community
• CSA• Community business
partners (Seeds, fertilizer, tractor work, etc.)
• Elementary school mentorship
• School District Nutrition Services
• Portland Community College
Education• Education tie-in
– Learning Plans (personal interest)– Credits in art, PE, science, math,
language arts, etc.– Business Management– Crop planning– Irrigation building– Soil Science– Nutrition– Construction– Field trips
Student Projects• Washing station• Greenhouse• Pizza oven• Comic Book• Medicinal herbs/tinctures• Chicken tractor• Vermiculture• Seed saving and breeding• Beneficial insects and
insectary plants
Growing• Soil fertility
(amendments, cover crop, organic fertilizer, compost)
• Propagation• Irrigation
• Cultivation• Harvest• Distribution (CSA, school
district and students)
Fundraising/Economic Sustainability
• CSA share sales• Grants (Oregon Youth
Conservation Corps, Oregon Community Foundation, smaller materials grants)
• Benefits (Avett Brothers, Dance Party)
• In-kind