The Big Green’s Exploration into Soil and Gardens
Hunter Zohn: 18 years old and I am majoring in Berks Business as a Management/Marketing option. I’m from Bethel, PA.
Adrianna Brugler: 18 years old, from Honey Brook, PA, attending The Pennsylvania State University – Berks Campus, majoring in Business Administration, does cheerleading as an extracurricular / sport for the school, aiming to graduate in 4 years with a bachelor’s degree.
Ryan Moseman: I’m from Reading, PA and I am 20 years old, attending Pennsylvania State University in the 2+2 program, majoring in accounting, and president of the Investing Club at PSU Berks, aiming to graduate in 3 years with a bachelor’s degree
Xavier Almonte – 19 years old. Currently majoring in Marketing. I’m from Reading, PA. I’m trying to graduate in 2 years.
Research:
We researched how industries impact soil. We found that all the pollution and waste from factories reduce the quality of the soil. It is hard to grow anything on the soil and we lose all the possibilities of what could have been grown. We found that if an outside source such as the government steps in and makes factories monitor their waste and pollution it will greatly help the health of the soil.
Service:
We worked at the Buttonwoods Garden to eliminate waste at the garden, take soil samples, clean up, and pick vegetables. We were also attempting to promote the building of urban gardens.
Reflection:
We learned a bunch of information about soil and found it useful. Going forward we have plenty of help on how we can create the most environmentally friendly garden in our own backyards. We had joy getting all this information and interacting with the garden and other people with similar interests in sustainability.
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