News Snippets ……………..
Every School should have a Community Garden .
Seniors are the next projected “ poor ” to be in America . They are having to more choose between eating Food and paying for Medicine . Community Gardens will help close the gap of folks eating and eating well .
Sell some of your Community Garden items at your local Farmers Market for pocket change !
Make something of the Community Gardens in Schools for Lesson plans . Introduce Biology , other Sciences , Math , Responsibility , Row Planning , Donating to a local Food Pantry or Food Bank , selling produce to the School Cafeteria below the cost of them purchasing the items from a vendor . Use the FUNDS to start your next year project or a FUN classroom event or field trip .
One out of six people go Hungry every day . If you are a town of 60,000 then 10,000 of your residents today have gone Hungry at some point . Help them with a Community Garden .
Remember the Veterans and create a Community Garden for them .
Do you have any Wheelchair accessed Community Garden sites or areas . When planning out a Community Garden site , remember : How are you accessing water . Rain Barrels can help access water , irrigation , water spigots , watering tanks , etc . Always congratulate your Volunteers for the hard work they are doing . Thank them , also . What Fall Harvest event are you doing this year . Volunteers can come from large town Businesses plus your Neighborhood .
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