School's Out Early. Now What? Posted by SEEDS on Apr 20 , 2020 - 09:57 am From Sarna's Desk: SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers currently has state funded contracts to partner with 11 rural schools around the region and provide daily academic and cultural enrichment. With the recent executive order to cancel school-as-we-know it for [...]
Farming = Essential (all the time) Posted by SEEDS on Apr 17 , 2020 - 09:59 am Above: Resident Farmer Brenin Wertz-Roth displays part of the 2019 harvest at the SEEDS Farm at Historic Barns Park. The average age of the US Farmer has been rising rapidly for the last 30 years. For over a [...]
Snowshoes & Smiles Posted by SEEDS on Apr 10 , 2020 - 01:27 pm Get Me Outside! Above: Kindergartener DJ and 3rd Grader Noah hit the trails on snowshoes at Fife Lake Elementary SEEDS After School. So many screens and so much inactive sitting! What to do on a wintry day? At Fife Lake Elementary, [...]
Join Our Earth Day Team! Posted by SEEDS on Mar 23 , 2020 - 02:49 pm It's EcoChallenge Time! It's that time of year again, and this is a special year. Earth Day is turning 50! And we are so excited to take action and organize another EcoChallenge team. This will be our third EcoChallenge. [...]
Keeping Food on the Table Posted by SEEDS on Mar 17 , 2020 - 07:34 am When we heard all schools in Michigan would be closed until after spring break, we worried. How would students remain food secure without the meals the school day provides? Even without a global pandemic, one in six children in [...]
Alumni Feature: Breeahna Pullis Posted by SEEDS on Mar 10 , 2020 - 10:21 am Breeahna Pullis SEEDS EcoCorps Crew Member, 2012 Season "My experience at SEEDS made me realize I definitely wanted to pursue a career in carpentry." Out of every ten construction workers in the United States, only one is a woman. That's [...]
Introducing EcoCorps! Posted by SEEDS on Mar 04 , 2020 - 09:03 am SEEDS EcoCorps, previously known as the SEEDS Youth Conservation Corps, is a green collar career exploration program. We provide an earn-while-you-learn format to support skill, leadership, and career development. Crew members gain valuable work experience while serving their local communities. "EcoCorps more [...]
More Science. More Fun. Posted by SEEDS on Feb 28 , 2020 - 09:32 am Above: Madison holds out an intact skull discovered inside the owl pellet that she was dissecting. SEEDS After School at Cherry Street Intermediate School in Kalkaska It is tough to find time for Science at an elementary school. Only 50% [...]
Kids Powered by Produce! Posted by SEEDS on Feb 26 , 2020 - 07:50 am Produce is Power Above: Emma shows off her bowl of yummy greens, "Snap peas are my favorite vegetables, but I also really love cucumbers!" - Kaleva Norman Dickson Elementary School in Manistee Count Walk into a SEEDS room and you [...]
Solar-Battery Storage: Micro-Solutions! Posted by SEEDS on Feb 12 , 2020 - 05:10 pm Storing Sunshine for Night Lighting Above: Morgan Vondruska assists with the installation of solar pathway lighting at Historic Barns Park. Morgan started with SEEDS as an AmeriCorps VISTA and was subsequently hired to our Youth Conservation Corps for the installation. In [...]
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