Evansville, Indiana's Young & Established has set its sights on growing a new goal and it involves cultivating a sustainable community garden, but they need our help.

Growing Community Through Outreach

With a mission to work for the betterment of the community, Young & Established strives to inspire and motivate the youth in the area to reach their full potential through mentorship, after-school programs, and other invaluable resources that the organization provides to kids in the community.

Serving the Under-served Youth in the Community

Young & Establisjed and its facility work to super-serve those in grades 5 and up with everything from homework help and enrichment activities (like learning to cook), to a clothes closet and food pantry but the latest project is one we are excited to watch grow (pun intended!)

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Cultivating Resources

Easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables is something many of us take for granted but for some in the Evansville area, it can be a challenge to access those much-needed nutrient-dense foods. Evansville's Young & Established has a plan to make fresh produce more readily available to those living on the city's south side.

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Granddaddy's Garden Spot

Passed down through several generations, the plot of land now known as Granddaddy's Garden Spot, located in what Young & Established founder Courtney Johnson calls a "food desert," will be home to a community garden making fresh produce easily accessible  to those who need it, while also building on four key components:

  • Knowledge of growing/using fresh produce.
  • Agriculture self-sustainability
  • Teaching how to obtain a healthy lifestyle through agriculture.
  • Entrepreneurship in agriculture

How Much Can Growing Your Own Food Save You?

In a Ted-X talk, Ron Finley, who is known as the "Guerilla Gardener" in South Central Los Angeles, says that "growing your own food is like printing your own money" as he talks about how a $1 package of seeds can produce the equivalent of $75 worth of fresh produce that you would buy at the store.

See A Mock-Up Of the Plans for Granddaddy's Garden Spot

In a recent post to Facebook, Young & Established founder and director, Courtney Johnson shares images from the development team working to help bring Granddaddy's Garden Spot to fruition. You can view the images here.

 

 

Plant Some Of These In Your Garden to Keep Mosquitoes Away

As we previously told you, mosquitoes are the most dangerous creatures on earth. If you want to keep them away from you're yard, these plants can help!

Gallery Credit: Michelle Heart

 

 

 

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