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Organic Youth Program
Integenerational Knowledge Transfer
It's About Information
Gardening is an information-intensive pursuit. You have to know what to plant, what can grow together, when it should be planted, how it should be managed and how it should be harvested. Who has this information? Seniors, naturally!
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Sponsor
Maple Ridge Community Foundation provided us with a $1,000 grant for 2008.
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But Also Exercise
Gardening is also a relatively rigorous physical activity. What better pairing then, than youths and seniors, the brawn and brains of a perfect partnership.
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Our Program
Our Organic Youth program hires highschool-aged youths to work with senior volunteers to prepare community gardens and grow organic food for distribution to food agencies. The youths work 4-hours per week under the direction of a volunteer.
We are presently have 1,000 square feet at the Pioneer Park Organic Community Garden and 100 square feet at the CEED Centre Organic Community Garden under cultivation for this program.
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Who Benefits
Food banks, community kitchens and soup kitchens get our fresh organic produce. A portion will also be sold through the Haney Farmers Market to support the market and teach the youths about marketing and distribution in a social enterprise. Our volunteers get the satisfaction of working with the soil and enthusiastic youth. The youth learn about preparing the soil, growing produce, harvesting food and all the processes in a social enterprise.
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How to Get Involved
We hope to grow this program in future years. Seniors can and can apply for positions. If you have land that is idle, we would love to the potential for an Organic Youth garden.
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