Re: Native American/children's garden
There is a good resource list that seems to be reliable and
accurate at
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/
You may want to look over the site. At one point they reviewed
a wonderful sounding book on teaching children about Native
American Gardens. I've spent an hour looking for it. When I
find it, I'll post it. I meant to buy it. I run our homeschool
group's library.
I have not completely reviewed but did buy it: you might
want to find a copy of Jospeh Bruchac's "Native Plant Stories".
I'm sure not about accuracy. I have to have time to read it
before commenting. Nothing objectionable from an Indigenous
American's point of view that I've seen yet.
Laura
----- Original Message -----
From: kelly brown <km_brown@email.msn.com>
To: <community_garden@mallorn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 7:49 AM
Subject: [cg] Native American/children's garden
> Dear Sunday,
>
> Hi, have you tried Native SEEDS/SEARCH. They specialize in
heirloom seeds
> from Mexico and the Southwest Native Americans. They may
have some
> resources for your Native American garden in their catalogue.
Their address
> is 2509 N. Campbell Ave. #325 Tucson, AZ 85719. This
address is about
> five years old, I hope it is still correct.
>
> Thanks for the information on the book Growing Together by
Betty Morgan. It
> sounds great.
>
> Kelly Brown
>
>
>
>
> >
> >In addition to the wonderful resources available on the Web,
I want to plug
> >a great book I have used which I believe incorporates many
of the
> >activities published in a plethora of children's gardening
books. It's
> >called Growing Together: Activities to use in your
horticulture and
> >horticultural therapy programs for children. It's by Betty
Morgan, and was
> >published by the Pittsburgh, PA Civic Garden Center, 1059
Shady Ave.,
> >Pittsburgh, PA 15232.
> >
> >In addition to having all the activities I've seen
elsewhere, and more,
> >it's a 300-page cerlox bound volume so it lays flat. It's a
bible! Every
> >activity has a list of supplies, and it assumes no great
amount of
> >horticultural knowledge.
> >
> >As for your other ideas and questions, I'd like to have
these conversations
> >too. This was also our first year, and mostly I tried to
make it fun. We
> >grew a Pizza Garden which was a big hit. Another part of our
garden design
> >that worked very well as a teaching garden was a traditional
Native
> >American Three Sisters Garden (corn, beans and squash). It
provided the
> >opportunity to get to know three very different species, and
to integrate
> >ideas about organic methods, nutrition, companion planting,
respect for
> >indigenous people and the plants they cultivated.
> >
> >One thing I'll be working on for next season is more Native
American
> >involvement, with people who can tell stories and have some
connection to
> >the Three Sisters design. Also, I am looking for more music
resources, such
> >as tapes and songbooks with garden-related themes.
> >
> >How is your children's garden structured? Is is a part of an
existing
> >community garden? Ours is an after-school program located in
the community,
> >currently in a Parks Dept. facility that really lends itself
to gardening -
> >a model farm in an urban setting. One advantage to being out
of the
> >schoolyard is that we can run all summer and keep the
interest level up
> >during the summer season.
> >
> >Sunday Harrison
> >Green Thumbs/Growing Things Children's Garden
> >Toronto, Ontario
> >
> >
> >At 3:07 PM 13/11/99, Kirsten Walter (by way of Lucy Bradl
wrote:
> >>Hello Sunday and friends,
> >>
> >>I noticed that you are the Green Thumbs/Growing Things
Children's Garden
> >>Co-ordinator and I wanted to put out questions to you and
others who work
> >>in or have been involved in children's gardens.
> >>
> >>I just started a children's garden this year and while it
went well, i am
> >>still searching for advice and suggestions concerning all
aspects of such
> >>projects. Does anyone have curricula that they could pass
on, as well as
> >>ideas on design and also connecting the gardens to school
gardens?
> >>
> >>I want to be able to brainstorm with others who have ideas
or experience
> >>on the best ways to have a garden be a learning space as
well as a safe
> >>and sacred space for children. would any of you like to
continue such a
> >>dialogue, or at least offer ideas?
> >>
> >>thank you for your continuous support and advice,
> >>kirsten walter
> >>
> >>
> >> Hands on the Earth
> >> we remember where the source
> >> of our power lies.
> >>
> >> -Terry Tempest Williams
> >>
> >>
> >>
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