A Successful Harvest


Today we were able to realize one of the main goals of Seed 2 Green which is to distribute our organically grown produce to people in the community in need of nutritious, fresh food.  We reached out to a local organization called the Bronx AIDS Services (BAS) who runs a nutrition program for its patients and they happily accepted our donations.  CEO Candia Richards-Clarke came with two other BAS employees to see the garden and help with the harvest.  They left with a heavy bag full of vegetables and a little while later I was given a tour of the BAS office and was introduced to more people in the organizaton.  Sojourner, a BAS employee, cleaned and bagged the items which over the next day or so will be given to local patients suffering from AIDS.  She explained that good nutrition is vital to improve the quality of lives of those who are infected and hopes to continue a relationship with Grace Dodge High School and the Seed 2 Green club.

Cutting basil stems

Harvesting lettuce

Brad and Ms. Richards-Clarke

BAS (Bronx AIDS Services) Logo

Bagged veggies ready for distribution

 

Sojourner in the BAS kitchen

Posing with our chard. dill, and kale

Lookin' Good Enough To Eat...

Hey everyone, it's been a while since our last post but we've got some great things to show for all of our hard work in the garden this spring and summer.  Many students and staff here at Grace Dodge HS have been continuing their comminitment with watering, pruning, and looking after our six raised bed plots in front of the school.  We planted our crops (mostly from seeds) in mid May and two months later our garden looks healthy and a lot of our crops are almost ready to eat!  It's been a pleasure to hear so many positive comments and words of encouragement from strangers just passing by, many saying that they've been watching the whole process from day one.  It's been a very inspiring process to see our community here in the Bronx take a renewed ownership this land and do something that shows it's possible to create positive change with our hard work and commitment to the Seed 2 Green club's vision of a comminity garden.  Here is what some of our crops are looking like these days:



string peas

swiss chard

tomatoes

kale

banana peppers

radishes

basil

onion

red chard

 carrots

lettuce

dill

As one teacher said to me earlier today, "Now the only thing to do is pick out what kind of salad dressing you'd like."