from the garden

Archive for July, 2010

Nickels for Non-Profits

Urban Sprouts has been selected as a Whole Foods “Nickles for Non-Profits” recipient. Between now and September every  time you bring your own reusable grocery bag to Whole Foods Franklin you will be able to donate each bag discount to Urban Sprouts. So get out, get shopping, and tell your cashier you want your donation [...]

July 12, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized  2 Comments

Summer Sprouts

Sadly, Summer Sprouts is now officially over. We ended the three week gardening and youth leadership program with a garden celebration for the family and friends of our program participants. The students showcased what they learned over the last weeks through skits, posters, snacks and games concerning topics like eating healthy, food access and soil [...]

July 11, 2010   Posted in: Uncategorized, event, family, nutrition, organic, parent, urban garden, youth involvement  No Comments

Summer Growing

After one week of training and one week of regular programming, Summer Sprouts is currently in full swing. Summer Sprouts is a summer program for middle and high school students taught in collaboration with and hosted by Garden for the Environment. This year’s program is unique due to a high volume of returning students showing [...]

July 5, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: youth involvement  One Comment