May | June 2010


Andrea Gonzalez/ University of Georgia


The UGA students surveyed the proposed loca- tion, gave insight on what needed to be done and then cleared the area of weeds and leaves. They also worked with students to plant a peach tree and several blueberry bushes.


They also helped Patra Rickman, a pre-k and kinder- garten teacher at Ellis, plant a pizza garden. All of the vegetables in this garden can be used as pizza top- pings.


Rickman said the garden is an important tool for showing students a “real-life example on the food cycle and how to take care of the earth.” For her, it is essential that students are able to see the big picture, especially because so many children these days are not aware of where their food comes from.


By helping design the school garden, the UGA stu- dents used the skills learned in their CAES courses. Based on their suggestions, the school plans to build four raised beds for students to tend. The Sigma Al- pha students suggested raised beds because they min- imize weeds and will make the plots more visible to keep them from being trampled by the students.


The elementary school students aren’t the only ones who benefited from the project.


“It is important to help others that aren’t as fortunate and to make the community a better place to live,” said Karen Stubbs, a UGA sophomore from Suwanee, Ga.


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