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Mabelvale Garden Update »Mabelvale Garden Update This past week, Karl Heinbockel and fellow Delta Garden Study interns have had the opportunity to escape the fluorescent lights of the office and work in the bright sunshine at the Mabelvale Magnet Middle School gardens and greenhouse. In spite of the oppressive heat, there is still much to do to prepare for the coming school year at Mabelvale Magnet Middle School. We are removing the residue from last year's crops (and weeds!) and replacing them with a buckwheat cover crop to revitalize the soil. The buckwheat cover crop suppresses weed growth and once tilled in will add important organic material back into the soil. This allows new plants the ample nutrients necessary to blossom with great vigor. Healthy soil has been our focus this summer. In the fall, we will concentrate our efforts at producing a variety of food crops with the help of our students at Mabelvale! In the coming weeks, we will be continuing to clean up and organize the garden and greenhouse spaces so that this school year will be a great one for Delta Garden Study's showcase garden - Mabelvale!

FrontPage Article »See the Progress on our New Gardens! Don't forget to visit our Garden Schools’ webpages for pictures and stories about the progress of our new gardens. Liana, Kevin, Ryan and Cale have been busy developing their sites, planting a late summer garden, and getting to know their communities. Many thanks to all of their community members who have donated materials, equipment and labor!

About The Delta Garden Study »About The Delta Garden Study The Delta Garden Study is a $2 million research study funded by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service designed to prevent childhood obesity and social risk behaviors, and improve academic achievement, in middle school children in the Delta and Central regions of Arkansas.

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Garden Program Specialist

Position Number
50044049
Group
Professional/Manager
Title
GARDEN PROGRAM SPECIALIST - PEDS
Dates
From 4/27/2012 to 5/11/2012
Description
**** Position is located in Central Arkansas area ****

The Garden Program Specialist will participate as part of a large research team and assist the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigators in the development, implementation, evaluation and presentation of a school-based garden intervention designed to address childhood obesity and social risk behaviors. This position will be responsible for establishing and maintaining the 1-acre garden plot and greenhouse at one middle school site, including the initial site preparation, participation and supervision of the building of the greenhouse and other garden structures and directing all planting, harvesting, and maintaining of crops, irrigation, fertilization and other related maintenance of the physical garden site. The Garden Program Specialist will be responsible for teaching 6-8th grade science, math, and literacy-based lessons benchmarked to the state educational frameworks and integrated with the garden program, in conjunction with classroom teachers.

Bachelor's Degree OR High School/GED plus 4 years of professional garden/agricultural experience required. Teaching experience or experience working with children (e.g. Boy/Girl Scouts, 4-H Club, FFA, etc.) strongly preferred.

Salary: $33,260

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