Volunteer Resources

The following recourses can help your girls have fun in the community. Many of these activities can be used to help them with their Journeys. See the Journey heading below and the resources that can aid the girls in accomplishing it.

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It’s your planet- Love it!

C&S Hydro-Huts:

A family-run hydroponic farm proudly owned and operated by Stewart and Cheryl Fry. The greenhouse is located on 2 acres in the rural community of Otis Orchards, Washington, just minutes from downtown Spokane. It is currently the only commercial hydroponic lettuce operation in the Spokane area offering nutritious, high quality, fresh greens to local residents and businesses 365 days a year. The C&S greenhouse has a 7,000 plant capacity and includes: Lettuce varieties, Kale, Mustard greens, Microgreens, Herbs, Edible flowers, Peppers and Cucumbers. Compared with traditional farming, hydroponic plants develop faster and produce higher yields, and can be harvest year round.

The entire greenhouse system is automated, computerized, and monitored constantly to optimize growing time. The watering system contains precise amounts of nutrients, which are delivered to the plants on a timer. The PH level is closely monitored and adjusted as needed based on plant requirements. Heating and cooling is regulated automatically to maintain the perfect growing environment.

Cost: $5.00/person (Only available November 1st - April 1st)

E-mail: c-shydro-huts@hotmail.com

Phone: 509-999-2132

Address: 21919 E Rowan Ave Otis Orchards, WA 99027

Spokane Family Farm:

Spokane's Family Farm utilizes renewable agriculture practices for benefits to both man and animals as well as saving energy and creating a smaller carbon footprint. Cows on our farm are part of a 3 generation practice, which includes top genetics, clean and humane treatment, nutritious and natural feed, and low stress management. This, plus our choice to "minimally" process our dairy products right here on the farm, offers you the best quality, local, safe, and delicious milk!

Tours & Classes:

Bottling Tours: 11:30 - 1pm on Bottling Days Take a tour of Spokane Family Farm and learn about the bottling process as well as nutrition and genetics. Great for classrooms, families, groups or individuals. Includes milk and cookies at the end of the tour. Price is $2/person with a $15 minimum

Milking Tours: 7 days a week (times vary, call to schedule) Take a tour of Spokane Family Farm and learn about the milking of the cows as well as nutrition and genetics. Great for classrooms, families, groups or individuals. Includes milk and cookies at the end of the tour. Price is $2/person with a $15 minimum.

Greek Yogurt & Mozzarella Cheese Class: Learn how to make Greek Yogurt and/or Mozzarella Cheese from Trish. Each class is one hour long and costs $25 for each class, or $35 for both classes. Pre-registration is required, please contact us for availability

Phone: 509-796-FARM

Email: spokanesfamilyfarm@gmail.com

Address: 21715 W Coulee Hite Rd, Spokane, WA 99224

Waste Management:

The materials that we consume and dispose of everyday are all made of finite natural resources. Reducing our consumption, reusing products and recycling waste materials helps to conserve the natural resources associated with producing these products.

Waste Management is passionate about finding environmental solutions that save money, make good sense for communities and make the world a greener place.

The facility overview will feature information about recycling, how materials are processed at the SMaRT Center and ways that we can all help to reduce, reuse and recycle more. Presentations will be held in our education center and feature live video feed of materials being processed in the facility. Due to safety limitations, we are not able to provide facility tours to individuals under 18 years of age.

Facility overviews and educational presentations are provided on a limited basis to age groups 8-18. Tour groups strictly limited to a total of not more than 40 visitors. Visitors ages 8-11 must be closely supervised by at least one adult for every four (4) young people. Visitors ages 12-17 must be closely supervised by at least one adult for every seven (7) young people. Check out Kids Eco-Club: http://wmnorthwest.com/educational/kidsclub.htm

Request a Tour: http://wmnorthwest.com/smartrecycling/tour.html

Phone: 1-877-466-4668

Address: SMaRT Center - 2902 S Geiger Blvd Spokane, WA 99224

SkyScouts Rental:

The SkyScout is a handheld, battery powered device. It has a viewing port, a 3" x 1" LCD display on the side and several buttons for controlling and selecting device functions. The SkyScout has a 12 channel GPS receiver and orientation sensors that measure location and pointing angle. From an internal database of some 6,000 celestial objects an object is identified simply by centering it in the device's zero-power optical finder and pressing a button.

The LCD screen displays the name of the object (star, planet, deep sky object, etc.) and other relevant data.The SkyScout will also locate an object; the user selects the desired object from the database and red arrows in the viewfinder direct the user to point the viewfinder to the object.

Cost: For $25 the troops may rent 3 SkyScouts for 2 weeks at a time, spend a few evenings with your friends checking out the stars and learning to recognize different constellations.

Contact: Sarah Betts

Phone: 800-827-9478 ext. 225

Email: sbetts@gsewni.org

GPS Units Rental:

A Global Positioning System, also known as GPS, is a system designed to help navigate on the Earth, in the air, and on water. A GPS receiver shows where it is. It may also show how fast it is moving, which direction it is going, how high it is, and maybe how fast it is going up or down.

Many GPS receivers have information about places. GPSs for automobiles have travel data like road maps, hotels, restaurants, and service stations. GPSs for boats contain nautical charts of harbors, marinas, shallow water, rocks, and waterways. Other GPS receivers are made for air navigation, hiking and backpacking, bicycling, or many other activities. The majority are in smartphones. Most GPS receivers can record where they have been, and help plan a journey. While traveling a planned journey, it predicts the time to the next destination.

Cost: For $25 the troops may rent 10 GPS Units for 2 weeks at a time. Enjoy a fun week hiking or geocaching.

Contact: Sarah Betts

Phone: 800-827-9478 ext. 225

Email: sbetts@gsewni.org

Green Bluff Farms:

There is always something fun and educational going on at Green Bluff. Come on up for Blooms on the Bluff with beautiful flowers, plants, fresh air and fun. We have chosen two weekends where our strawberries are traditionally in their prime. Bring the kids and pick to your heart's content.

Cherry Festival is a time of family fun for all! Our tree-ripened cherries will be available during these weekends and throughout the week while the fruit is ripe. Check out our annual Cherry Pickers' Trot Peach Festival Celebrate one of our greatest treasures - big, juicy, tree-ripened peaches. Peach ice-cream, cobbler, cakes, or pies - no matter how you slice them, our peaches are delicious.

Apple Festival is held over several weekends offering a large variety of the best cooking apples, plus fresh pressed cider and other produce. There's live music, craft booths, corn and straw mazes, and great food for the whole family to enjoy.

Create your own family tradition with a trip to Green Bluff to cut your own Christmas tree and take pictures with Santa.

Calendar for Details: http://greenbluffgrowers.com/events/index.html

Spokane Clean Air:

Spokane Clean Air is available to work with scouting, campfire and other groups within Spokane County. We have lesson plans with hands-on activities that tie-in with various badge requirements. Presentations are available for troops within Spokane County (15 person minimum participation).

Contact: Margee

Phone: 509-477-4727 ext. 114

Cache Advance (Cache Cave)

Contact: Lisa

Phone: 509-720-8382

Email: lisa@cache-advance.com

Address: 2324 E Euclid, Ste. 204, Spokane, WA

WSU Extension – Spokane County

http://ext100.wsu.edu/spokane/contact-the-extension/

Master Gardeners

Contact: Tim Kohlhauff or Anna Kestell

Phone: 509-477-2048