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From Victory Gardens to White House Garden

From Victory Gardens to White House Garden. Early 1940’s Victory Gardens Gardens considered a civil “moral booster” Gardeners were empowered by their labor contributions Produce grown was rewarding for the gardeners. Farm to Preschool Gardens.

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From Victory Gardens to White House Garden

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  1. From Victory Gardens to White House Garden • Early 1940’s Victory Gardens • Gardens considered a civil “moral • booster” • Gardeners were empowered by • their labor contributions • Produce grown was rewarding for • the gardeners

  2. Farm to Preschool Gardens • PACE Head Start in Los Angeles (Magnolia Place) • Received garden grant from Western Growers Foundation • Garden Activities linked to in-class Farm to Preschool award-winning curriculum • Extra garden produce given to parents for home consumption

  3. Access Duarte • Access Duarte garden received a • grant from the city of Bradbury • The garden is watered and • maintained by City of Duarte Parks & • Rec Dept., Field Service Dept., the • Teen Nutrition Council, & Duarte • Teen Center staff • Cooking class student is holding • ceviche made by using • ingredients from the garden

  4. Access Duarte

  5. Community Resource Center’s (CRC) • Children’s Garden in Unincorporated • South Whittier • Soil, plant food, seeds, starter • fruit and vegetable plants were • donated • Students are excited to plant, watch • for signs of growth, and learn • horticulture through the entire • process

  6. Community Resource Center’s (CRC)  Children’s Garden in Unincorporated South Whittier

  7. Community Resource Center’s (CRC)  Children’s Garden in Unincorporated South Whittier

  8. Billy Mitchell Elementary Mitchell World of Plants • Funded by in-kind donations and • community grants • Garden watering and • maintenance provided by Mitchel • students, with additional assistance • from parents, community • volunteers, friends & families

  9. Billy Mitchell Elementary Mitchell World of Plants

  10. Billy Mitchell Elementary Mitchell World of Plants

  11. Billy Mitchell Elementary Mitchell World of Plants

  12. Murchison Elementary - Before… • Plants provided by the Theodore • Payne Foundation & funded by • FedEx • FedEx Volunteers created a Native • Reading Garden by planting 70 • California native plants • An empty space is now an outdoor • learning environment Empty Space

  13. Murchison Elementary- After! Beautiful Outdoor Learning Environment

  14. Salesian Family Youth CenterBoys and Girls Club • Funded from Mayor Villaraigosa’s Good Food Day • Maintenance assistance provided free of cost from Master Gardeners Program, UC Davis co-op extension • Greens from the garden are used for cooking classes which launched February 2013

  15. Mulholland Middle School

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