The Semester of Service event that I am planning is learning about the importance of gardening and how being able to grow your own food creates a healthy sustainable living style, and that by growing a garden people are able to take responsibility for their work and help reduce waste and increase recycling in their lives. The project is set up as a 11 week lesson plan with each week being an isolated unit about gardening. If a youth comes into the program half way through they will be able to participate and not have to know what happened two weeks ago to be able to take part in that weeks lesson. Topics covered will include but are not limited to: the make up of soil, the differences between organic/inorganic farming, composting/ways to use recycled materials in gardening, what plants and produce grow well in the region, how to plot out a garden, and then rehabbing the garden space that is already in existence at the shelter.

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