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Coach Russo from Belle Chasse LA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Middle School Student Garden Supplies

Help me give my students tools and supplies needed to continue our school fruit and vegetable garden

  • 3 donors
  • $329 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Project

Our school garden has in educational and social opportunities for our students teacher and community. Our students spend many hours in the garden. They love even meeting after school to volunteer. Now some of the basic gardening tools such as shovels, scissors and fertilizers need to be replenished. Our students are great working as a team to fill beds, plant seedlings, and trim plants and maintaining the gardens but we do not have enough equipment to keep them all on task.

The school herb and vegetable garden is the perfect place to bring our science classes.

Plant structure, photosynthesis, ecosystems even the quality of soil is taught in the school gardens. Through the school year we always need soil conditioners and fertilizers to maintain our vegetable and herb plants. School gardens only use organic fertilizers when fertilizing something edible. Organic also helps to sustain the the health of beneficial insects such as bees, worms, and micro organisms.

Coach Russo
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flower Fuel 1-34-32, 1000g - The Best Flower Additive for Bigger, Heavier Harvests (1000g) • Amazon Business $54.97 1 $54.97
Nature's Wonder Organic Soil Conditioner & Root Booster for Plants - Concentrated Liquid Biostimulant with Fulvic Humic Acid for Plants, Potting Soil, Flowers & Lawns - 60oz • Amazon Business $32.95 1 $32.95
Fiskars Ergo Trowel - Heavy Duty Gardening Hand Tool with Hang Hole - Lawn and Yard Tools - Black/Orange • Amazon Business $7.03 4 $28.12
Fiskars Multi-Purpose Garden Shears - 7-in-1 Garden Multi-Tool with Sheath - Yard and Garden Tools - Orange/Black • Amazon Business $13.24 2 $26.48
Alaska Fish Emulsion Fertilizer 5-1-1 Concentrate 1 Gallon (Packaging may vary) • Amazon Business $23.97 1 $23.97
Hooyman Digging Shovel with Heavy Duty Carbon Steel Head Construction, Ergonomic No-Slip H-Grip, Oversized Steps, and Serrated Blades for Gardening, Land Management, Yard Work, Farming and Outdoors • Amazon Business $23.52 1 $23.52
Burpee Organic Blood Meal Fertilizer | Add to Potting Soil | Excellent Natural Source of Nitrogen | for Tomatoes, Spinach, Broccoli, Leafy Greens | 3 lb, 1-Pack • Amazon Business $8.97 2 $17.94
Miracle-Gro Performance Organics Blooms Plant Nutrition - Plant Food with Organic Ingredients Feeds Instantly, for Flowering Plants, Apply Every 7 Days for a Beautiful Garden, 1 lb. • Amazon Business $5.92 3 $17.76

Materials cost

$225.71

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $19.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$278.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.21

Total project goal

$328.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $328.06

2 Donors

-$228.05

Donations toward project cost

-$193.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.20

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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