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School Yard Garden in Inner City DC

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This project provides 250 children with the tools to plant and grow fresh produce in a school yard garden, which will be distributed by Martha’s Table to over 2600 children, families, and individuals. project reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

This project addresses issues of hunger, poverty, and nutrition among at-risk children, youth and families in Washington, DC. The children in our daycare, summer and after-school programs will learn how to plant and maintain a garden and acquire the knowledge and the ability to feed themselves and others. Lindsey Buss, the President of Martha’s Table says, “This garden creates a hands-on way for our children to learn about food, nutrition, health, science, the environment, and the community.”

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Their cultivation educates them about nutrition as they gain a healthier relationship with food. Demetri Recachinas, Martha’s Table’s Food Program Manager says, “Most of our kids do not know that potatoes grow in the ground".

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,105
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $3,895
Total Funding Goal: $5,000

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This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project will serve over 2600 people and educate 250 low-income youth about health and nutrition. We hope to help break the cycle of hunger and poverty and allow the children to have a healthier connection with food.

Project Message

The idea of a schoolyard garden is the dream that food can educate children—and better their lives through it—thus shaping the future and the world we live in.
- Demetri Recachinas, Food Program Manager

Who is Running This Project

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Lindsey Buss
Director of Development
2114 14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20009
United States
202-328-6608
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Project Sponsor

Cathy Sulzberger

Organization

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Martha's Table
2114 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
United States
202-328-6608
http://www.marthastable.org

Learn more about Martha's Table and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

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This project is located in United StatesUnited States and can also be found under EducationEducation.

For more information about United States, read the Human Development Report on United States or the Wikipedia entry for United States.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on February 15, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 13, 2009

Latest Update from the Field

Successes of This Year and Preparing the Garden for Next Year

By Kimberly Lyons - Development Manager, February 15, 2010 01:41 PM

mint tastes good!pick the peppers from the baselearning what mint can be used for, spice!Winter Rye with snowpick the peppers from the base
Martha's Table's first season cultivating the school yard garden was a success! Students were able to plant, cultivate, harvest and learn about the plants and herbs. We had plenty of visitors to our garden including, Sam Kass, White House Chef and Alice Waters, Chef, Author of Edible School Yard Garden and head of the Chez Panisse Foundation. This past November, the Obama Family visited Martha's Table. They were not able to see the garden but Mrs. Obama expressed interest in coming back to see out progress.

Martha's Table staff and kids prepared the garden for winter to create a successful school yard garden next season. We planted Winter Rye. This is a great cover crop that minimize winter soil erosion, add two seasons of plant growth for soil improvement in one year, and increase beneficial microbiological activity through plant growth in poor soils.

We can not wait to show you the progress this coming spring.

Happy Planting!

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