Growing Greener
Living Simply For Less has teamed up with the Growing Greener Project to provide assistance and information on organic and natural gardening and food preservation techniques. As part of the neighborhood community gardening projects that are being planned and implemented.
Studies have shown that neighborhoods that employ community gardens have lowered crime rates in the teenage population, since they gain a sense of belonging and responsibility when they work in the team atmosphere of a community garden.
It once took a village to raise a child, but we have all grown away from our village, and that more than anything else can be a direct cause of teens not finding their place. Young children who start out helping in the garden develop a respect for the world around them that can be carried into their adult lives. The citizens of the community create a gathering place of shared goals and responsibility that gives a greater sense of commonality for all who take part. It is a win-win-win situation no matter how you look at it.
Many of these community garden projects that are in the planning stages have separate plots for the families taking part and additional space for communal growing where the beginners can work alongside more skilled gardeners and learn as they go along. The produce that is not used to feed the families is to be either preserved for the winter, sold in farm market stands to raise money or given to area food banks to supplement their supplies for the needy.
Organic and sustainable gardening, combined with seed saving from Heirloom plants all provide a self sufficient garden for the entire community once it is begun. This project will provide hundreds of plots and literally TONS of fresh food all across the country starting with small towns and individual neighborhoods that have been the most impacted by the economic downturns.
We invite you to be a part of this growing cause by donating or signing up to start your own project. Step by step instructions, and in some cases personal visits to get you started, are offered to help get this project up and running across the country. All it takes is a little time and a little effort from as many as possible to set change in motion.
Studies have shown that neighborhoods that employ community gardens have lowered crime rates in the teenage population, since they gain a sense of belonging and responsibility when they work in the team atmosphere of a community garden.
It once took a village to raise a child, but we have all grown away from our village, and that more than anything else can be a direct cause of teens not finding their place. Young children who start out helping in the garden develop a respect for the world around them that can be carried into their adult lives. The citizens of the community create a gathering place of shared goals and responsibility that gives a greater sense of commonality for all who take part. It is a win-win-win situation no matter how you look at it.
Many of these community garden projects that are in the planning stages have separate plots for the families taking part and additional space for communal growing where the beginners can work alongside more skilled gardeners and learn as they go along. The produce that is not used to feed the families is to be either preserved for the winter, sold in farm market stands to raise money or given to area food banks to supplement their supplies for the needy.
Organic and sustainable gardening, combined with seed saving from Heirloom plants all provide a self sufficient garden for the entire community once it is begun. This project will provide hundreds of plots and literally TONS of fresh food all across the country starting with small towns and individual neighborhoods that have been the most impacted by the economic downturns.
We invite you to be a part of this growing cause by donating or signing up to start your own project. Step by step instructions, and in some cases personal visits to get you started, are offered to help get this project up and running across the country. All it takes is a little time and a little effort from as many as possible to set change in motion.