Companions Scavenger Hunt!

This week we had a late start to week due to unexpected power outages but we got right back to tending to our one beds and class beds on Thursday. My bed group has the class bed D1, the flower bed, to prepare this bed we pulled the bermuda grass and other weeds from it so that we could broadcast flower seeds across the bed. Besides our class bed we have been researching inside and outside of the classroom different companions that are a vital part of our farm and the ecosystem. We have learned some are pests and some are helpful as well as how to identify them while we work on the farm. As we learned about different weeds like bermuda grass, spotted cat's ear, fennel, purslane and many more we drew them so that we could identify them. We also drew animal companions such as cucumber beetles, aphids, worms and more. We put our new knowledge to the test on friday by completing a scavenger hunt. The goal was to collect 10 different companions on the farm and present them to Mr. Stewart. Our group collected, spotted cat's ear, bermuda grass, purslane, pantain, willow weed, beetle, worm, roly poly, crab grass, and nutsedge. - Giselle Z