Re: Gardening and kids

I'm living in Los Angeles but your email got my attention because I am a member of a large community garden (www.oceanviewfarms.net) which often hosts school children for tours and events at the garden. We maintain a separate demonstration garden just for young children to learn how to plant and to see different foods and flowers growing. You might want to look for community gardens in your area. Members are often teachers and others who work with children and might be very helpful in your project. 

Ron
----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Finch" <barbfinch1275@yahoo.com> 
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: Gardening and kids



Ben;
I would suggest you look under the county listings in your phone book for the local extension office and ask for the Master Gardeners. I am sure they would 
step to the fore.

Barb Finch

--- On Wed, 6/24/09, ben usen <benusen73@yahoo.com> wrote:


From: ben usen <benusen73@yahoo.com>
Subject: Gardening and kids
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 9:31 AM


Happy day, ALL!
Hope the gardening season is going well!

I am sending this out as simply a feeler. Please, do not think you are
committing to anything if you respond!
I know that farmers and gardeners are the most generous, caring, kind, helpful 
sort imaginable... so that is why I am posing the following question:
I am working on a project that would try to incorporate organic gardening, and 
healthy eating into the curriculum of an urban school in the Buffalo, NY
area. It is the very early stages of the project, but I am thinking that if asked, local farmers and people that are passionate and knowledgeable about farming and gardening.. like people on this thread... would be willing to come to the school and talk to the kids. Perhaps even participate in some sort of 
Farmer's market.

Is that something that anyone in this area would even consider?
Let me repeat... I am just doing a survey...I just want to see is I can
present the idea that local gardening folks would be interested in talk
gardening to kids.
I promise... I will not email you if you respond.
As I said... I just want to get a sense of the area.
Thanks!
Ben

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