Children's Bucket Garden and Composting
where:
Queenswho:
Astoria CSAimpact area(s):
Educationamount needed:
$69raised so far:
$69summary
Kids learn about soil preparation, plant life-cycles, plant care and play with worms!
the problem
We make local fruits and veggies more accessible to our community by running the CSA, which partners with Golden Earthworm Farm on Long Island. We also do educational programming on things like eco-friendly cleaning, environmental issues, and nutrition for children and adults who are part of the CSA and members of the community as well. We also provide subsidies for a certain amount of shares to make this produce available to members who could otherwise not afford to join and help increase awareness of agricultural issues among this disadvantaged group.
the solution
By bringing fresh, local organic vegetables to our neighborhood we are greatly reducing the amount of energy it takes to bring food to our tables. Our outreach and educational programming further teaches members about how they can involve themselves in combating environmental issues, whether on an individual level (by making their own non-toxic cleaning products) or on a governmental level (bringing them to awareness about issues in the food industry). In addition, we are spreading awareness about agricultural issues to a demographic that for the most part is not exposed to this message in our subsidized share outreach.
the steps
Children from the ARROW Community Center's after-school program and Astoria CSA will plant seedlings together, creating a container garden in the Arrow Community Garden. Discussions will focus on basic soil preparation, plant life-cycles and plant care. Plants will be tended by the children throughout the season. We will also discuss composting on a "kid friendly" level and provide the opportunity to play with some worms! Funding is for seedlings, soil and buckets.
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