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Green Teens at MartinGreen Teens Blooms at Martin Middle! Martin Spring 2009 Now in its 4 year of Green Teens Martin Middle-schoolers gear up for a new year of gardening, cleanups, and keeping recycling going at their school. Students embarked on a project to repair the existing pond. Step 1: Dirty job removing the existing liner!
Step 2: Re-dig out the layers of the pond. Open pond kit and figure out all the pieces.
Step 3: Add water, plants and relax to enjoy our new aquatic feature.
Martin pond project made possible by a grant from Waste Management - thank you! Our ongoing gardening produces a BIG harvest this year.
Green Teens collect recyclables from around campus and then sort to place in the collection bin.
Recycling bins donated by Allied Waste - thank you! Martin Fall 2008On Saturday, Sept. 6th Martin teachers cleared out the overgrown greenhouse and a couple of garden beds.
Battle of the Bermuda Grass - Volunteers donated their time on Saturday, September 20th to weed out the main garden bed. The garden beds and greenhouse are now ready for Green Teens at Martin Middle School to grow their fall crops and learn about soils, organic gardening and healthy eating.
Martin Spring 2008 Green Teens at Martin Middle School currently has over 20 participants that participate in weekly activities to learn about green gardening including beneficial bugs, composting, and organic gardening along with gaining a better understanding about nutrient cycles, healthy living, and comparing growth cycles from their garden to the greenhouse.
Green Teens harvest vegetables from the garden to make homemade salsa. Green Teen Carolyna leads others in recreating her families spicy hot recipe while some create labels to package the salsa. Leading up to the salsa activity students learned about organic gardening and nutrition. Green Teens Community Service Day
Students cleanup a neglected greenhouse.
The revamped greenhouse is currently being used to grow seedlings for summer and fall plantings. Beach Cleanup - Spring 2008 Green Teens at Martin Middle School learned about the importance of cleaning up litter by participating in KAB's Clean Sweep 2008 to cleanup their campus and then headed down to Corpus Christi just a few weeks later to cleanup the beach.
Fieldtrip Fun - Spring 2008
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