Plastic Bottle Irrigated Planter

Use a 2-liter plastic bottle to make a sub-irrigated planter – a great hands-on STEM activity for students to design and build!

Recommended for Grades 6-8.

Let us know if you need lesson plans or supplies to incorporate this activity in your classroom.

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Apples, Pumpkins, Pollinators, Soil, Genetics, STEM, etc

Book of the Month: Seed Soil Sun

Seed. Soil. Sun. With these simple ingredients, nature creates our food. Author Chris Peterson describes the process in accurate detail with photos to illustrate.

Recommended for Grades K-5

Plus Check out this video read along!

Contact us for hands-on activities to go with the book, including:

  • Soil Sammies
  • Edible Soil
  • Sprout House
  • Growing Letters

Request a copy of the book to borrow and activity materials here:

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Apples, Pumpkins, Pollinators, Soil, Genetics, STEM, etc

Farm Fresh Podcast: Spring into Safety

Picking the right date for planting can be a bit of a guessing game for farmers as they watch the weather and soil conditions. Gerald Thompson talks about factors influencing planting progress and discusses farm safety in this week’s Farm Fresh Podcast.

Advances in technology like rear view cameras and seatbelts can help protect farmers and motorists, but it’s always important to slow down and pass with caution.

Tune in every week for the Farm to Table on WJBC radio.

Farm Fresh Podcast: Prepping for Planting

Spring is in the air and soon the planters will start rolling across McLean County, dropping seeds into the ground to produce the amber waves of grain that will be harvested next fall.

How do farmers know it’s time to plant? Find out from Paul Schuler, a farmer from Lexington, in this week’s Farm Fresh Podcast.

Catch the Farm to Table segment every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. on WJBC Radio.

 

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