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Workshop Detail: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
(K-12): Edible Botany
presented by
Charity Maybury, B.S., Education Specialist, Crissy Field Center, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, San Francisco, CA, Alisa Shor, B.S., Manager, Marin Headlands Native Plant Nursery, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, San Francisco, CA
Curriculum Developed by Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, San Francisco, CA
Did you know a cucumber is really a fruit? Edible Botany is a fun and interactive way to learn about the life cycle of flowering plants. This interdisciplinary workshop incorporates science, language, art, environment and health in the exploration of flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Through flower and fruit dissection you will learn and experience delicious botanical vocabulary! This will be an opportunity for teachers to gain confidence in plant biology. By using all your senses, we’ll bring to life the textbook plant diagram in a workshop that you can do in any classroom. We will also cover larger “foodshed” topics such as organic vs. conventional, food miles, locally grown food, and carbon footprint.
This interdisciplinary workshop incorporates science, language, art, environment, and health in the exploration of flowers, fruits and the life cycle of flowering plants.
Charity Maybury has been a youth and adult educator for over 10 years. In her current capacity as Education Specialist at the Crissy Field Center, a non-profit, environmental education center in the Golden Gate National Parks, she develops and delivers curricula for k-12 illustrating the connections between the urban and natural environments. From water quality to sustainable food systems, her trainings are relevant to people of wide backgrounds and past experiences. Charity has a special focus on sustainability, weighing the issues of economy, equity, and environment, striving for a healthier people and planet.
Alisa Shor has been working with plants her entire life. Raised in an agricultural community which sparked her interest in plants at a young age, she has directed her passion for all things growing to the world of environmental restoration. Currently she manages a community-based, volunteer-supported native plant nursery that provides locally appropriate, high-quality plants to the National Park Service. The nursery provides educational opportunities for youth and adults to learn about the fundamentals of habitat restoration through hands-on activities. Alisa relishes introducing people to the science and wonders of plants.
Summer Institute, a component of the MIDAS Project, is supported by a