Currently at Farmily....
Our weekly classes at six Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows locations offer a diverse curriculum for kids. Our time together is focused on social emotional skills like teamwork, self worth and mindfulness, as we experience the natural cycles of our seasons and what's happening in the garden. We are able to maintain our gardens year-round, due to our ability to utilize enclosed raised garden beds, a greenhouse, and seedling starters with the help of hydroponic gardens.
Our largest garden is called Katie's Garden! Named after Katie Weingartner, a bright, local young girl who tragically passed away crossing a street in Reno in 2017. The garden honors her as well as other youth in our community. Katie's Garden is an educational site where community members can learn social emotional learning through regenerative agriculture. The garden is FARMily's largest site, utilizing over an acre of growing space. Beyond being an educational site, it is a production garden where organic, healthy food is grown and distributed for free to our food insecure neighbors! Sign up for our newsletter to hear about our upcoming events!
Our weekly classes at six Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows locations offer a diverse curriculum for kids. Our time together is focused on social emotional skills like teamwork, self worth and mindfulness, as we experience the natural cycles of our seasons and what's happening in the garden. We are able to maintain our gardens year-round, due to our ability to utilize enclosed raised garden beds, a greenhouse, and seedling starters with the help of hydroponic gardens.
Our largest garden is called Katie's Garden! Named after Katie Weingartner, a bright, local young girl who tragically passed away crossing a street in Reno in 2017. The garden honors her as well as other youth in our community. Katie's Garden is an educational site where community members can learn social emotional learning through regenerative agriculture. The garden is FARMily's largest site, utilizing over an acre of growing space. Beyond being an educational site, it is a production garden where organic, healthy food is grown and distributed for free to our food insecure neighbors! Sign up for our newsletter to hear about our upcoming events!
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Our community partners meet consistently to discuss current projects and future plans, as well as strategies to progress food systems and overall regional gardening programs.
Continual and short term goals include: Assistance with community produce distribution via The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, The Bridge Church Food Pantry, OUR Place, Community Health Alliance, Casa de Vida, Awaken Reno, Step 1, Food not Bombs, and more. Social media: Both the Boys & Girls Club and Farmily have active social media pages that share garden updates beyond our immediate neighborhood and information about events and garden happenings with proper upkeep. Increased access for Nature Based Therapy for adults and children throughout Northern Nevada. |