This week at the farm our beds were finally ready to plant in, management jobs were introduced, and both classes got a visit from Mr. Kelemen's economic class. The purpose of the visits were so that the SAGE program could be involved in both the classroom environment and the Redwood farm. This week in economics Mr. Kelemen assigned a project where Mr. Stewart has hired us to act as Economic Consultants to advise the Sustainable Agriculture class on how to most efficiently maximize the economic potential of the Redwood High School Sustainable Farm. The proposals our groups need to present should address the what to grow, how to grow it and how to use/sell it questions.
Essentially the goal is to come up with sustainable ways to maximize the space and use of the farm but also create profit and awareness. The SAGE program stands for Sustainable Agriculture, Government, and Economics and it is new this year to Redwood. Taking these classes in reference to each other promotes the idea of sustainability as a whole. What I mean by this is that this group of student are going to study and learn how to apply sustainability to the economy, the environment, and the community.
-Kenzie Slaugh
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