Connie,
Boy are you ambitious - with FFA's ( Future Farmers of America) closing down
left and right ,you want to teach kids to be gardeners and businesspeople at
the same time.
You want to teach these poor innocent kids how they can have their hearts
broken as farmers, eh? Put these innocen
One of my visions in helping the youth in our community is to teach them about
gardening, business and how to give back to the community. When I get some
time, maybe after this year's harvest, I plan to propose the following to a
church that has land for expansion.
Here's the deal and you hear
Hi!
In July 2002 there was a great conference held at Cleveland Botanical Garden
(Ohio) regarding youth garden entrepreneurial projects sponsored by CBG, the
National Gardening Association, and more. Groups from all over the US
presented on fascinating youth entrepreneurial projects--from elemetar
Gardening and microenterprise combined can be a good thing, but put in some
context so that the microenterprise is taken on in the spirit of skill-building
(of many kinds) rather than major income generation. a microenterprise can
build useful youth development skills -- project planning, commu
Connie,
Growing Power was well represented at the conference. They are helping
develop the U-FIT program on Chicago's south side, which was part of the
Friday tour I selected. I met and talked with Will and Erika Allen (father,
daughter) and found that I wanted to know more about the program.
A
Connie,
In addition to these wonderful thoughts, there is a guide in publication I
have found very useful-
Entrepreneurial Community Gardens
Growing Food, Skills, Jobs and Communities
By Gail Feenstra, Sharyl McGrew and David Campbell
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Publ
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