SAE:

 Build frames for raised beds for gardeners

Description:

Building frames for raised beds is an excellent project for students to enhance their woodworking skills learned in the agricultural mechanics classes. Students would construct frames for raised beds after school in the agricultural mechanics lab or in a home shop. The potential to sell these frames for raised beds is excellent. This will enable the student to develop his/her personal relation skills. Selling frames for raised beds will aid the students financially and help develop their record keeping skills.

Factors To Consider

Ranking: 1 = lowest 10 = highest

Time required

 7

Investment

 5

Equipment needed

 3

Skills required

 5

Facilities required

 4

Land required

 2

Labor Intensity

 3

Potential for income

 5

Transportation required

 2

Expansion possibilities

 5

Expertise needed

 3

Advertising needed

 2

Susceptible to disease

 N/A

Susceptible to insects

 N/A

Suitable for residential areas

 5

Other (specify)

Length of production cycle

 Year Round

Regional

 State Wide

When to start project

 Anytime

Notes:

Skills that the student must develop: 

1.  Making plans

2.  Figuring bill of materials

3.  Purchasing materials

4.  Laying out raised bed

5.  Measuring and marking boards

6.  Cutting boards

7.  Assembling frames for raised beds (nailing, boring holes, attaching bolts, etc.)

9.  Marketing frames for raised beds

10.  Record keeping

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