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| COMMUNITY GARDENING ... It's all about PEOPLE! Dear friends and fellow 'TENers', Community gardening is having a wonderful resurgence across the nation and we have a unique opportunity to be a part of this here! Although it is an ancient agrarian concept and a cooperative effort of many to cultivate a specific area for food production, it has now evolved into being more than just harvesting and sharing edible produce. Community gardening has become an opportunity for social change and intergenerational cooperation and interaction through awareness, education, experience, example, friendship and socialization. The more diverse group of individuals involved, the greater the opportunity to create a truly cohesive, self-sustaining (very important) ongoing community project that provides a specific sense of ‘place’ within a neighborhood or town… urban, suburban, or rural. It brings PEOPLE together and empowers them with a new sense of pride accomplishment and ownership as they learn about environmental issues, water conservation, organic gardening alternatives, pest control, and nutrition. Community Gardening is high on the list of priorities within the National Garden Clubs agenda. Beautify Blight is the NGC President's Project. Check out this link on NGC website: http://www.gardenclub.org/SpecialProjects/BeautifyBlight.aspxFFGC and District X have been inspired by this NGC Special Project initiative, and are reaching out into our communities to see where we can dig in and 'Grow Green' together. Florida is unique in that its climate allows us to ‘plant’ and ‘grow’ for most of the year. Here in District X our members, especially some of our more senior members, have a wealth of knowledge, experience, and resources to be at the forefront of expanding this new directive to include growing a community and its PEOPLE from the roots up. By lending a helping hand and reaching out and MENTORING as well as physically participating with people in the community FFGC clubs and circles not only encourage community involvement, but bring a greater awareness of the mission of FFGC and the many other diverse and exciting educational opportunities, programs, events, and projects that are available through membership.
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| Where
and How Does MY Garden Grow? As
we
expand our objectives for Community gardening we will :
So
get ready
to plant the seeds of a
I look forward to working with,
and hopefully meeting
many of you in the near future.
Warmest regards,
![]() ![]() Joan Black, (also known as your District X Webmaster) Member of the Garden Club of Indian
River County and Allamanda Circle
For
information and resource material, or to schedule a program on
Community
Gardening contact:
Joan Black, FFGC Committee
Chairman/District X
Committee Chairman for
Community Gardening at:
email:joan.black@att.net or telephone 772-778-6831 FYI, in District X Visit the Garden Club of Indian River County Community Therapy Garden listing on the ACGA website at: http://acga.localharvest.org/garden/M724 |