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This is one of three gardens I have started as a home-brewed community garden program (it's about 1/3 prepped). Of course, part of the crop will go to feed my family, but there are three gardens in total: this one, the main vegetable garden, a squash-and-tomato patch, and a carrot patch. All three are completely organic. I use compost from a local organic farm and a mixture of hot pepper and garlic in mineral oil, then embedded in water, as a general pesticide. Newsprint and hay between the rows to slow weed growth, and good old elbow grease to remove the weeds. (I'd use my own compost, but sadly will only live at my house for another year after this one, so couldn't invest in it.)
Now, my daughter's daycare is a small one, and I know it has been struggling financially -- they just had to raise the rates. I also know that while they make all the meals for the kids, they're forced to use largely canned items. So, I plan to do two things. First, share the fruit of my crop with them. A variety of fresh vegetables grown in a environmentally responsible manner. Then, I'd like to take an afternoon -- they often do small field trips and presentations for the kids -- to teach them about organic gardening. About how it's simply mimicing what nature does in order to feed ourselves. And also to teach them about food. After seeing Jamie Oliver's TED talk where British schoolkids didn't know an eggplant from a pear, well... I swore my daughter wouldn't end up like that. Here's to hoping her classmates won't, either.
Finally, I'm at the end of a cul-de-sac, and am working on roping my neighbors into it, as well. At the worst, when we move, they can keep it up until a new renter arrives.
But my main plan is a small, community garden in each daycare. We should teach the kids the joy of raising something with their own work, the wonderful taste of fresh, organic food, and also about how to eat healthy and live healthy. And, hey, they'll be feeding themselves. As any gardener will tell you, the labor you put into your crop always makes it takes better.
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