Monday, August 23, 2010
Charter Oak Hip Hop Rocks Whole Foods
On August 22, Charter Oak Putting Down Roots and Hip Hop students put on an amazing show at Whole Foods Market! The show included a spectacular hip hop dance, graffiti art, spoken word, rap and artwork. It was a wonderful ending to a fantastic summer of fun at Charter Oak!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Organic Cooking Class at Whole Foods!
Some of students from Putting Down Roots were recently invited to visit Whole Foods Market and get a lesson in cooking with organic vegetables, just like the ones growing in our gardens! Chef Mitchell taught us about good calories, green leafy veggies, easy recipes that are full of goodness and more! A big thank you to Whole Foods in Bishop's Corner!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Putting Down Roots in Hartford: In the Words of our Young Gardeners
Many students, age 4-15, explored gardening, art, science and math through our Putting Down Roots program this summer, at 3 locations throughout Hartford.
Some of the students were asked to explain the importance that a garden has on it community, what the benefits of a community garden were and why we should continue to create gardens throughout our community. Here are some of their answers.
"It is because we could save the world because people could save more gas and save pollution because people come in trucks far away, so they could waste gallons of gas! And my favorite veggie is zucchini" - Kris, grade 4
"We need to eat healthy things like we wont have to eat alot of junk food. If we eat alot of junk food, we can get fat. If we eat from the garden, then we won't become unhealthy" - Pedro, grade 4
"We need a garden to make the world look better and cleaner. Then the world can be bigger and healthier. If we eat from the garden we will get strong" - Raekwon, grade 4
"The importance in a garden is that it gives more life to the world. It's easier to the people of this world. A garden is special" - Leelliam, grade 4
"I think we should have a big community garden so we don't pollute with gas. It will also help our community and make change" - Zenae, grade 4
"Having a garden is good because you can walk instead of drive and cause pollution. And you don't have to waste money" - Nevaeh, grade 4
"Because we need to make our people eat fruit and vegetables and water to drink because if we don't eat or drink we will starve to death" - Xavier, grade 4
"A garden is important because there are vegetables. They keep you healthy because there are no chemicals. Also when you have a garden you can save money and not always go to the store to get food" - Jada, grade 6
"We should continue the garden so others students can learn what we did and we get to try new things but the best thing is you have a great time" - Whitney, grade 6
"Because vegetables give you energy and we can get veggies to homeless people" - Marissa, grade 5
"Because you can make a garden if you don't have any food and so you can get healthy and strong" - Gabriela, grade 5
"I think it is important to keep having [a community garden] because it teaches you about food, it shows you tasty food, and I enjoy having a garden and food is alot of money so it is much easier to grow a garden" - Zakiyya, grade 5
"It teaches us about the planet and vegetables. We can draw about it. We can eat the vegetables. We can talk about the vegetables" - Maurice, grade 5
"Because we are trying to prove that is you have old grass that you think nothing can grow in it, we can!" - Israel, grade 7
"Because you can sell the vegetables for money, or you can trade them. A flower garden could make the community look better. Since food costs money, you could grow a garden" - Kasandra, grade 5
Some of the students were asked to explain the importance that a garden has on it community, what the benefits of a community garden were and why we should continue to create gardens throughout our community. Here are some of their answers.
"It is because we could save the world because people could save more gas and save pollution because people come in trucks far away, so they could waste gallons of gas! And my favorite veggie is zucchini" - Kris, grade 4
"We need to eat healthy things like we wont have to eat alot of junk food. If we eat alot of junk food, we can get fat. If we eat from the garden, then we won't become unhealthy" - Pedro, grade 4
"We need a garden to make the world look better and cleaner. Then the world can be bigger and healthier. If we eat from the garden we will get strong" - Raekwon, grade 4
"The importance in a garden is that it gives more life to the world. It's easier to the people of this world. A garden is special" - Leelliam, grade 4
"I think we should have a big community garden so we don't pollute with gas. It will also help our community and make change" - Zenae, grade 4
"Having a garden is good because you can walk instead of drive and cause pollution. And you don't have to waste money" - Nevaeh, grade 4
"Because we need to make our people eat fruit and vegetables and water to drink because if we don't eat or drink we will starve to death" - Xavier, grade 4
"A garden is important because there are vegetables. They keep you healthy because there are no chemicals. Also when you have a garden you can save money and not always go to the store to get food" - Jada, grade 6
"We should continue the garden so others students can learn what we did and we get to try new things but the best thing is you have a great time" - Whitney, grade 6
"Because vegetables give you energy and we can get veggies to homeless people" - Marissa, grade 5
"Because you can make a garden if you don't have any food and so you can get healthy and strong" - Gabriela, grade 5
"I think it is important to keep having [a community garden] because it teaches you about food, it shows you tasty food, and I enjoy having a garden and food is alot of money so it is much easier to grow a garden" - Zakiyya, grade 5
"It teaches us about the planet and vegetables. We can draw about it. We can eat the vegetables. We can talk about the vegetables" - Maurice, grade 5
"Because we are trying to prove that is you have old grass that you think nothing can grow in it, we can!" - Israel, grade 7
"Because you can sell the vegetables for money, or you can trade them. A flower garden could make the community look better. Since food costs money, you could grow a garden" - Kasandra, grade 5
Monday, August 2, 2010
Organic Gardening, Art, Science, Math & More!
Putting Down Roots in Hartford is well underway, and students are enjoying educational activities interwoven with visual arts, discovery and team-building. Putting Down Roots has grown to three locations in Hartford, and over fifty children have enjoyed the program at Charter Oak's main location so far this summer!
Young gardeners, age 5 to 14, work hands-on in the garden, tending to the vegetables, flowers, herbs and even fruit. Each day, the observe the changes in the garden and often throughout the week, record thoughts, observations, drawings and measurements in their journals. Students enjoy movement and stretching games, visual arts, creative writing, science experiments, teamwork through older students mentoring the youngest students, working in small groups and also have the option to attend yoga and hip hop workshops weekly!
Here are a few images of the amazing work produced over the last few weeks... more to come!
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