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  • Worms Eat MyGarbageLogin to Hold

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    Worms Eat MyGarbage

    Mary Appelhof

    Author Mary Appelhof provides complete illustrated instructions on setting up and maintaining small-scale worm composting systems. Internationally recognized as an authority on vermicomposting, Appelhof has worked with worms for over three decades. Topics include: bin types, worm species, reproduction, care and feeding of worms, harvesting, and how to make the finished product of potting soil. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Manual for Judging Oregon SoilsLogin to Hold

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    Manual for Judging Oregon Soils

    Herbert Huddleson, Gerald F. Kling

    Covers soil basics such as soil formation, horizons, properties (including textural classes), profiles, site characteristics and evaluation, and the influences of soil characteristics on management decisions.This book needs to be returned. 
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    Maritime Northwest Garden Guide

    Seattle Tilth

    Revised in 2014, Tilth Alliance's month-by-month manual is tailored to the Pacific Northwest climate and a helpful resource for gardeners of all levels, beginning to expert. The 128-page guide outlines each month's garden tasks and lists hundreds of vegetable, herb and flower varieties to plant. It includes strategies for year-round gardening, articles about organic gardening techniques, resources, recipes and activities for kids.
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    Moving the Classroom Outdoors: Schoolyard-Enhanced Learning in Action

    Herbert W. Broda

    Designed to provide teachers and administrators with a range of practical suggestions for making the schoolyard a varied and viable learning resource, Moving the Classroom Outdoors presents concrete examples of how urban, suburban, and rural schools have enhanced the school site as a teaching tool. The book focuses on the practical and the specific, including ideas for seating, signage, planting considerations, teaching/meeting areas, outdoor classroom management, pathways, equipment storage, raised gardens, and more. The book also provides an outdoor activity sampler, information on incorporating technology into the outdoor learning experience, and a chapter on the unique concerns of urban schools. This book needs to be returned. 
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    Oregon Forests Map

    Oregon Forest Resources Institute

    Oregon's forests are among the most diverse in the world. The colorful 24-inch by 36-inch poster includes a map showing the statewide locations where the most common conifer and hardwood tree species are found, plus descriptions of ecological and climatic conditions in which they thrive.
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    Oregon Grown Fresh Produce

    Oregon Department of Agriculture

    This colorful Oregon Grown Fresh Produce poster includes the 26 specialty crops that are seasonally available within Oregon. This 18x36 inch poster was created by watercolor artist Abigail Waring for the Oregon Department of Agriculture.This item does not need to be returned.
  • Rediscover Oregon's ForestsLogin to Hold

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    Rediscover Oregon’s Forests

    Oregon Forest Resource Institute

    This instructional unit has everything students need to learn about forests in Oregon. Included is a DVD, a fungi guide, sustainability and the global environment, a forest fact book, and fire in Oregon's forest. A great resource for teaching a natural resources or forestry lesson.
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    Trout Rubber Fish Replicas

    After studying fish and their lifecycles in Oregon's Interior Valleys (chapter 7) in the Get Oregonized text, rubber fish replicas allow students to create beautiful Gyotaku (fish prints).
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    U.S. Grains Council- Building Global Markets for Americas Grains

    U.S. Grains Council

    A visual kit that gives fun facts about grain, a map to show where grain is grown in the United States, and has grain variety samples included and labeled. Your students can view pictures, look at real samples, and learn more about the grain industry as a whole.
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    All Types of Minds Bookmarks

    Receive a class set of 25 bookmarks.This kit does not need to be returned.
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    Entomology: Group Helper’s Guide

    An activity book for helping students learn about entomology!
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    Grain Processing Samples

    This set of 10 grain samples is a great resource for students to learn about different types of grain and what they look like after they've been processed. This set of samples includes: Soft White Wheat,  Triticale, Rye, Durum Wheat, Hard Red Wheat, Oats, Barley, and processed samples of pasta, flour, and oatmeal.