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The Harvest Pours In ~ and ~ Plans Underway for Aug. 2 Neighborhood Party!

7/25/2011

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It's been another busy weekend with The Growing Project!

Our gardens are producing abundantly--volunteers pluck huge zucchinis off the vine, cabbages ripen into doll-like fullness (I can't help think of my cabbage patch kid, circa 1982), and snap peas get popped right into mouths for instant enjoyment.  What a summer this is turning into!

Last year, TGP took on a few gardens throughout the city.  This year, we have more than doubled our gardens and the interest in starting a garden with TGP has swelled to the point where we have now started a wait list for the future seasons.  We simply don't have the wo-man power to continue to take on the gardens of all those interested.  What a great problem to have!  So for now, we're focusing on the gardens we've started and weighing and logging the abundant produce that we've been able to get to families in need.  And, we're working our dirty little garden stained butts off to get a grant approved so that we can hire a full-time director and therefore expand exponentially. 

For this year, each garden host has been asked to contribute efforts to making their garden a communal or community space, and next week, Brandi Palmer of the Oompa Loompa Fairy Food Forest will be hosting a neighborhood party event in her garden.  She set the date for Aug 2 to pair it with the National Neighborhood Night Out Campaign.  There will be info about the growing project, a bird painting booth, grilled food and fresh veggies donated from local producers, and more!  More to come on this soon.  




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Get to Know Us-A Meet & Greet for The Growing Project

7/18/2011

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Tomorrow night from 6-7 pm, The Growing Project proudly hosts our first "get to know us" event, which will be held in the Community Room at the Council Tree Public Library.  One could think of this as our first..."coming out party"...and indeed, we have matured immensely over the past couple years, growing from an eager adolescent organization full of great ideas, into a legitimate, productive, and grown up non-profit.  I won't say "fully grown", because we are still just beginning to blossom, and we have many bright seasons ahead with grand ideas for further evolution .  But we are ready to show our stuff and share what we have to offer our community. :-)

Attendees will be given a chance to hear the story of how we have grown, and to watch a short slide-show illustrating our current projects and goals.  Refreshments will be provided, with food donations provided by The Food Co-op, tasty sweet treats provided by Happy Bee Bakery, and beverages provided by Starbucks. Thanks to all these businesses for your generous support...it wouldn't be the same without you! 

We would also like to thank Pixels and Press for their ongoing support and donations of printing for invitations and brochures, and so much more!

The RSVP deadline has expired, but if you are very interested in attending and did not receive an invite, please contact us directly.  Either Megan at megan@thegrowingproject.org, or Chris at bod@thegrowingproject.org.   If you miss this one...don't worry!  We plan to host these Meet & Greets at least twice a year, so just contact us to let us know you're interested, and we'll get you on our list!  
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Garden Time Lives On with our New Horticultural Therapist!

7/1/2011

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More good news!

Earlier this year, we did not know if Garden Time at the Remington House would continue, due to our Horticultural Therapist, Gail, setting off for her new venture of having a baby and starting a family. 

Luckily, this past month Remington House was able to find and hire a new Horticultural Therapist, so Garden Time lives on! The reason this is so exciting is that the children that live at the Remington house have typically come from tough home environments and are in great need of support and activities that nurture the development of confidence and life skills.  Research has shown that time spent in the garden as a route of therapy can not only bring these qualities into people's lives, but engenders a sense of peace and overall well-being. 

From the American Horticultural Therapy Association's website:
Horticultural therapy (HT) is not only an emerging profession, it is a time-proven practice. The therapeutic benefits of peaceful garden environments have been understood since ancient times. In the 19th century, Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and considered to be the "Father of American Psychiatry," reported that garden settings held curative effects for people with mental illness. Rehabilitative care of hospitalized war veterans in the 1940’s and 1950’s greatly expanded the practice of HT. Today, HT is recognized as a practical and viable treatment with wide-ranging benefits for people in therapeutic, vocational, and wellness programs.

HT is now taught and practiced throughout the world in a rich diversity of settings and cultures.

The garden at Remington House was recently able to make its first drop-off of food to the food bank.  For some of the kids, to be the donator of food that would go to others in need, rather than the recipient as a person in need, was an exciting and empowering moment of great pride. 

Congrats to all the kids who participate in Garden Time...you're doing awesome!




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