There is more food movement work going on here in Tallahassee than anyone-- including myself-- knows. Take for instance the number and quality of school gardens here in the Tallahassee area.Here is a list of the schools at which I know there are school gardens: Hartsfield Elementary, Astoria Park Pre-K, Cornerstone Learning Community, Richards High, Fairview Middle, Nims Middle, Ghazvini Learning...
(And a couple notes about community gardens and the food movement)Perhaps you've been wanting to catch me in action or have been looking for an opportunity to get some get-going gardening tips/ideas/instruction. Volia! I'll be leading a Gardening 101 workshop at the Leon County Sustainable Communities Summit May 6th and 7th. Take a look at the website. Should be fun-- planting a raised bed...
Community, School, Church and "Give-Away" Gardener GatheringPot luck, 12-2pm, April 10th@ the FAMU Community Garden on Orange Ave between Adams and Wahnish WayIt is time we joined to support one another and to chat about community gardens’ contribution to healthy, affordable food in the Big Bend.Come hear the history of the FAMU garden; learn and share with fellow community gardeners, garden...
Driving by, I peeked through the fence to look at a community garden that I set up a month and a half ago. Take a look. Warmth and sunshine does wonders for a newly planted garden. Wow: Notice the shallots, kale, collards, spinach, cabbage and lettuces. The tomatoes were recently planted in the back and have not yet popped up into view. Here's another angle: And folks worry about the aethetic...
Click here for the Story or... most of it is copied below.By Teresa Youngblood, special to the Democrat, previous Magnolia School TeacherWhen his father asked him about his school day, Caleb Mathison, 13, replied, "I feel good. I moved a lot of dirt."And he and 15 of his classmates have the muddy shoes and dirt-caked fingernails to prove it.On Friday, the middle-schoolers along with two teachers,...