Farmingdale Environmental Club Takes Learning Outdoors

In their continued efforts to give back to the Earth, the Farmingdale High School Environmental Club continued to maintain 12 garden beds in their “outdoor classroom” which is used to take learning about sustainability and natural Earth processes beyond the textbooks and into real life practice.

The garden area was funded, planned and is now maintained by students of the environmental club in order to harvest a large variety of perennial flowers, berries, herbs and vegetables, which are then used by cooking and living environmental classes to utilize and engage students in the results of their fellow peers’ work. Students of the environmental club continue to search for donations in order to expand their garden and continue its cultivation for future students of the Farmingdale High School community.

Photo (1): Students of the Farmingdale High School Environmental Club take learning outdoors through their “outdoor classroom”, where they tend to 12 garden beds with a variety of berries, perennial flowers, herbs and vegetables.

Photo (2): The Farmingdale High School Environmental Club took the lead on planning, funding, constructing and maintain their own student garden composed of 12 garden beds, some of which are pictured here. The garden was funded completely on donations, and students continue to raise money in order to grow the garden for the benefit of future students of Farmingdale High School.

Photo (3): Students of the Farmingdale High School Environmental Club take learning outdoors through their “outdoor classroom”, where they grow a variety of berries, perennial flowers, herbs and vegetables which are then used by cooking and living environmental classes to expand learning and pride in their fellow peers.