Growing the Future Together: Gardening with Youth

Website

www.crestmontschool.org

Overview of Outdoor Idea

Adamscrest Farm is a partnership of Crestmont School and Urban Tilth, both in Richmond, California. Urban Tilth works with schools to build a sustainable, healthy, just food system. Children dig, plant, harvest, cook and eat healthy food they grow. They get exercise and spend quality time outdoors.

The Specifics: What will the $5,000 fund?

A grant of $5000 from GOOD Corp. would make it possible for all the children at Crestmont School to spend time in the garden, with instruction from Urban Tilth. Growing food to support our local homeless shelter, Greater Richmond Interfaith Program, will deepen the children’s service learning experience and understanding of food justice. A $5000 grant would also make it possible for the 4th and 5th graders to spend two days working on Full Belly Farm, a leading organic farm in Northern California. The children would be able to experience larger scale harvesting and diverse planting, as well as have the opportunity to learn about animal husbandry and a community supported agriculture program.

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