Senior Project: Inderkum

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For my senior project I’ve decided that I want to try and start a garden here at our school. My friend Ruby and I have been considering the idea since last year now and with senior project this year I have more incentive to actually trying to making it happen.

I think a garden will be good for Inderkum because it would make our school feel more welcoming and nice. I do like our school but it can feel mechanical at times in terms of looks; some additional plants could do us some good. As an example of a modern and energy efficient school it makes sense to have some sort of garden.

There are no real goals yet since we have no confirmed location for where we can set it up yet, but I do have a array of outdoor plants at my house I recently

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