Summary Of 'Truly Living Well Farm'

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As a class, students placed a picture of a flower to represent where they thought the seeds would germinate the best. Then, students created their own pictograph to represent their class data.
Wow, 2nd graders grew plants everywhere. They grew plants in the 2nd grade garden, plastic bags, and greenhouses. Some students even grew plants in a milk crate.
To learn more about farming, 2ND graders visited the Truly Living Well Farm. They were able to ask the farmers about which seeds are best to grow in which season and how to make compost.
Oops, I think we might have over-watered the plants here. See our water puddle.
When we had our seeds too close in the pods, they did not grow or the roots were stuck together. We had much more success when we

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