Pernet's Youth Blog Post

Green Island Garden:
SUMMER 2018
​REVIEW

Describe beautifying Worcester:

• Making Worcester look cleaner and brighter; showing the community what we are capable of
• Planting; cleaning around the planters; cleaning around the streets; community service
• Picking up trash around the community and planting different plants to make the community have color and make it look cleaner

 
What businesses do you collaborate with?

• Carpenters Union, Fairway Beef, Harrahy’s, Commerce Bank, and Kelly Square

 
Why is beautifying Worcester important?

• It is important because we need to keep the community clean and to keep the animals and humans healthy
• It is important because if we have a clean and beautiful community, we can all live in a healthy environment

 

Describe the garden you are growing:

• We have about 10 beds with greens, cucumbers, watermelons
• We also have butterfly bushes that attract bees and butterflies to help us pollinate and improve the environment
• There are many flowers and we grow vegetables – tomatoes, collard greens, kale, green beans, and our garden is tidy and clean

  
What have you harvested?

• Oregano, tomatoes, cucumbers, kale, swiss chard, collard greens, cilantro, eggplant, green beans, watermelon, and hot peppers

 
How many pounds of produce have you harvested?

• We have donated over twenty pounds of produce; roughly 90 pounds

 

What have you learned in nutrition class?

• Different recipes
• Urban and local farming
• How to cook and prepare different foods; you need to use certain measurements for different kinds of meals; we learned how to cut fruits and vegetables

 
What was your favorite recipe to prepare?             

• Berry pancake roll-up
• Greek salad wrap

 
What other activities have you done?

• Pen pals to third graders

  
What are Pernet’s Values?

• To try to make Worcester look good by helping the community in small ways
• To help people in need with food and baby stuff

 
How can you connect Pernet’s values with the work you have done this summer?

• We can try to meet the goals/values Pernet expects to show the community and teach them
• I have helped out with the pantry and baby food
• Whatever we harvest goes back to the community

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