Virtual Coffee Recap 4/6 & 4/13
Virtual Coffee has passed its 4th week and here is your recap! Below are the topics for the coffees (4/6 on the left, 4/13 on the right)
You can join us at the next coffee! Virtual Coffee is every Monday at 11 a.m. EST. The calls will last about an hour. You can join us via ZOOM.
Hope to see you there!
You can access the Virtual Coffee content in THREE ways.
Listen to the playback on the Ag with Mrs. Wedger Podcast ( you can find it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify)
Watch the playback of the coffee. You can access it on the Digital Learning Resources in the Green & Growing Education Teachable site for free (lots of other great resources are there too)
Read the chat from the Zoom call on this google doc link for 4/6 and 4/13.
Virtual Coffee 3/23/30 Recap
Over 75 agriculture teachers from across the county attended the first Virtual Coffee hosted by Hannah Wedger and Sarah Nerswick!
The purpose of the Virtual Coffee was to provide a community of problem solvers! Each teacher was able to start the call by "tooting their horn." They could shout out a win to the group. Then we hopped into the meat and potatoes of the call, SPOTLIGHT TEACHERS. This is where five teachers were able to ask the group for their input on a problem they were facing due to digital learning. And man, did the teachers SHOW UP. If you would like to listen to this weeks call you can check it out HERE on the Ag with Mrs. Wedger Podcast. Below you will find the three ways you can access the content shared at the coffee!
You can join us at the next coffee! Virtual Coffee is every Monday at 11 a.m. EST. The calls will last about an hour. You can join us via ZOOM.
Hope to see you there!
You can access the Virtual Coffee content in THREE ways.
Listen to the playback on the Ag with Mrs. Wedger Podcast ( you can find it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify)
Watch the playback of the coffee. You can access it on the Digital Learning Resources in the Green & Growing Education Teachable site for free (lots of other great resources are there too)
Read the chat from the Zoom call on this google doc link.
Digital Learning Resources
In the midst of COVID-19 a lot of teachers are looking at a few weeks (at minimum) of digital learning.
If you are like me, you were caught off guard this week. I wanted to help in anyway possible. I went through the GERMINATE Virtual Conference Archieves and pur together all the information I believe can help agriculture teachers learn different ways to provide quality instruction to their students via digital learning.
All of the content is housed on TEACHABLE, the same site that the GERMINATE Virtual Conferences are housed. EVERYTHING in the Digital Learning Resources "course" are free. Use, share, re-use, re-share.
This is where the "community" part of the Green & Growing Education mission statement comes in. This is about providing all students the best instruction we can in the circumstances.
Now is the time to love our neighbors, by protecting our neighbors.
Here is the link for you to join the totally 100% free DIGITAL LEARNING RESOURCES from Green & Growing Education.
I am pulling for you, always <3
What you do today, will show up a year from now
I heard that quote for the first time early this year at my GUIDE Culture training.And it struck me.I think back to a year from today. I know that the little deposits I was making in myself have paid dividends a year later.And it all started with changing one thing in my life.Let me take you back to Black Friday 2018. It had been about 9 months since I had my son Callan and I needed a change. An advertisement for Pure Barre popped up on my social media. I used to do it consistently but had some pregnancy issues that made me stop and then I didn't prioritize anything but baby snuggles for the 4 months I was off work with him. So, I decided, I am in the groove with work now and handling my two little loves. I can commit to working out again.I have now been going to my Pure Barre studio consistently since December 2018. But, that was just the start of the snowball effect.-My husband and I joined a married couples small group-I started First Friday Webinars-The Green & Growing Mastermind was born-I invested in my first personal development course-The idea of a virtual conference was planted in my brainAll from one thing. When you invest in yourself, in whatever way you need, it will pay off. I needed a big turn around in 2018, and getting a grasp on my health was just the beginning. So many other amazing things have happened. I am happier and in a much better place mentally, emotionally, spiritually, relationally, and it all overflows into my classroom teaching. I am a better teacher when I take care of myself. I truly can see it the days I don't work out or have a minute to myself, I am sluggish and unmotivated.Am I in a perfect place, no. We never will be. But, the thought is this, what are you doing today that you will thank yourself for a year from today?
Vermicomposting
Vermicomposting is a method of using worms to transform organic waste into a nutrient-rich fertilizer (via Hunker).Check out this cute TED ED video on vermicompostingHere is how we made our bins at our recent Young Farmer meeting.Step 1: Obtain BinsWe have used kitty litter bins, 5-gallon buckets and (FREE) ice cream bins from Kilwins. Really any TWO buckets that sit nicely together with a lid will work.Step 2: Drill Holes into the TOP bucketDrill about 4-6 holes in the lid, on the top rim of the top bucket and the bottom of the top bucket (for drainage to the other bucket). Your top bin will be your farm, the bottom bin is for drainage only.
Step 3: Add Worm friendly bedding & moisturePut newspaper cuttings (1/2 inch strips) or shredded paper in the bottom of your top bin. I've used both with great success. Take a trip to the front office of school and I bet you'll find exactly what you need! Spray a small amount of water on your paper to make a moist BUT NOT WET environment for your worms!
Step 4: Add your wormsWe bought our worms from Uncle Jim's Worm Farm which you can also buy on Amazon. For a class of 25 people we bought 500 worms for about $35. You could buy more a less depending on your situation. Place your worms under your bedding.
Step 5: Feed the wormsNow that you have a suitable home for your wigglers, feed those babies! You can feed them fresh waste (coffee grounds, tea bags, veggies, fruits,), avoid too much citrus, cooked items and don't compost meat (it is harder to process and will attract unwanted pests). The more you feed them, the more they will reproduce and the more hard-working composters in your farm.Step 6: ENJOY and harvest the black gold in a few monthsWhen you see a lot of black (worm castings) it is time to harvest. One method would be to add another bucket to your farm with the holes, moist paper bedding and food. Once the worms have finished the food in the original bin they will migrate up to the top bin leaving all that beautiful composted rich fertilizer below.