I had been planning on updating this over the weekend, but we ended up dealing with some unexpected issues that have delayed things a bit. Even now I haven't really been out in the garden today, so I'm throwing myself into planning one of the really exciting gardening projects I've been offered this season!
My husband works with a non-profit that helps disabled individuals live their lives. The house he works in has a beautiful yard and the gentlemen in the house tend to eat less-healthily than they otherwise could due to the tight food budget. I offered to stop over once a week with the kids and maintain a small food garden at the house. All the current workers would have to do was water it and harvest things that are obviously ripe. The gentlemen in the house would benefit from the interaction with the kids, the time outside, and the fresh food they grew themselves.
The biggest problem with this plan, is the start-up cost associated with a garden. The house operates on a pretty tight budget, and garden tools and soil for raised beds aren't exactly things that provide a quantifiable benefit as quickly as most other household expenditures. I can spare some seeds, and barring that each of the men in the house has a food stamp allotment due to their disability that can be used for plants and seeds, but we're still going to have to get creative with everything else.
I have a much larger post about barriers to gardening that I'll be posting soon as a result of this process. Tomorrow we have a trip to a local farm with the younger kids so that should be fun.
My husband works with a non-profit that helps disabled individuals live their lives. The house he works in has a beautiful yard and the gentlemen in the house tend to eat less-healthily than they otherwise could due to the tight food budget. I offered to stop over once a week with the kids and maintain a small food garden at the house. All the current workers would have to do was water it and harvest things that are obviously ripe. The gentlemen in the house would benefit from the interaction with the kids, the time outside, and the fresh food they grew themselves.
The biggest problem with this plan, is the start-up cost associated with a garden. The house operates on a pretty tight budget, and garden tools and soil for raised beds aren't exactly things that provide a quantifiable benefit as quickly as most other household expenditures. I can spare some seeds, and barring that each of the men in the house has a food stamp allotment due to their disability that can be used for plants and seeds, but we're still going to have to get creative with everything else.
I have a much larger post about barriers to gardening that I'll be posting soon as a result of this process. Tomorrow we have a trip to a local farm with the younger kids so that should be fun.
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