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Much Love,
Leslie
Plant Your Dream!
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"Request a School Garden Now!" EG Mobile sez.
EG Mobile sez, "Call a Principal Today!
Request a School Garden."
5:22 PM
March 24, 07
This is the site where $5000.00
per School is available until April 20.
Principals need to fill out the paper work,
so please, those who live in California,
call a local principal now and tell them
to do this. $15 Million is available.
http://www.csgn.org
25,000 are printed now. 15,000 will be distributed April 1 around
San Diego. 10,000 at the San Diego Earth Fair in Balboa Park, April 22.
For more on the San Diego Earth Fair go here:
http://www.earthdayweb.org/SDEW_EarthFair.html
Photo: Leslie, Your Enchanted Gardener,
stands at the side of the EG Mobile. The
68 VW Van wants all kids to have a garden.
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Final story submitted to Earth Times
Saturday before leaving for Dr. Jensen's:
Carolyn, I sent you a number of things for editorial consideration
in The Earth Times.
The Love Letter to Joe itself...
with a cutline. I sent that the other day.
1.Here is the edited story by Whole Foods...
I sent this already. This has one additional line.
2. About the Garden school grants.
Please do what you can.
In friendship,
Leslie
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Main story:
4:53 PM
March 24, 07
Local Growers Focus at Earth Fair
“Joe the Farmer” and other local growers will answer questions and provide information on local farming and gardening at the Balboa Park Earth Fair on Sunday, April 22.
In addition, Leslie “The Enchanted Gardener”, will appeal to children with his Enchanted Garden Mobile and activities. These include decorating produce boxes and readings of "The Comeback of Joe the Farmer". Each page of the book is sponsored by organizations such as the Alliance of Family Farmers and La Milpa Organica Farm. The storytelling will take place at 2 and 4 pm.
Parents can sign a “Love Letter to Joe” and contribute to help launch the Rodriguez Ranch buy back, the 100-acre organic farm where Joe has farmed organically since 1985, but now leases. Joe the Farmer represents the challenges of the family farmer working to put food on our tables. The Rodriguez family are fourth generation farmers
and have worked this land since 1958.
Booth organizers are also encouraging teachers and parents to apply for grants to support school gardens through the California Instructional School Garden Program and the California Department of Education. Non-competitive grants up to $5,000 per school site are available. Applications, which must be submitted by April 20, are available on the California School Garden Network site at
http://www.csgn.org
.
The booth, titled “Sign a Love Letter to Joe the Farmer and Plant Your Dream" will be located at the Pan American Plaza, adjacent to the Children's Area.
Joe the Farmer is one of the local organic farmers whose seasonal produce is featured at the local San Diego Whole Foods Market stores. The Hillcrest store, located at 711 University Avenue, will highlight local products at a “Local Growers and Vendors Day” on Saturday, April 14, noon to 3 pm. As an additional focus on area producers, the store will offer a “Visit the Growers” bus trip to the Tierra Miguel Foundation and Pauma Valley area farms on Saturday, May 5. For information call 619.294. 2800.
Whole Foods Market lists the following benefits of supporting "locally grown":
A Friendly and Fresh Connection
Supporting local farm production puts a "face" behind the foods we consume and keeps us connected to the seasons, as well as the unique flavor and diversity of local crops.
Local Means Green
Buying produce from local growers reduces the environmental impact and costs of transporting product.
Preserving Character
Small local farms are a valuable component of a community's character, helping maintain agricultural heritage, preserve land use diversity, and moderate development.
Crop Diversity and Quality
Many farmers producing for a local market choose to diversify, growing a variety of crops instead of just one. This is a boon for biodiversity and your palate, since local crops are harvested at their peak of freshness and flavor.
Local Means Green - Again
Minimizing handling and transportation costs gives farmers maximum return on their investment. And most of the profits stay in local.
Ray Kau / Marketing
Whole Foods Market Hillcrest
"Request a School Garden Now!" EG Mobile sez.
The Enchanted Garden Mobile, Leslie Goldman's
68 VW Van, is schomping at the bit to step
out to local schools with plants and seeds
and the story of Joe the Farmer, who
Never, Never, Never gave up and wanted
every kid to have a garden.
Leslie, Your Enchanted Gardener, and author
of the forthcoming "The Comeback of Joe the
Farmer," is asking everyone to please call
a local Principal in San Diego, and ask them
to request the $5000.00 non-competitive
grant available to all California schools
until April 20. For more info, go to www.
csgb,org.
The EG Mobile is the centerpiece of the
Meet Joe the Farmer and other local growers
Exhibit in the Pan American Plaza area #7
of the San Diego Earth Fair, April 22.
Kids and schools that request gardens can
get free Job's Tears seeds that day, and
do lots of fun kids' activities, including
meeting and hearing Joe's story.
Julie Osborn, who got the city
of San Diego to insert the words community
Farms and Gardens in the San Diego General Plan, says
as of mid March there were only nine school Principals
who asked for the free money. Los Angeles had 500
schools ready to turn their kids loose to garden.
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Deborah!
Biggy, work on Earth Day Co-sponsored by Whole Foods Market!
love,
Leslie
"Request a School Garden Now!" EG Mobile sez.
The Enchanted Garden Mobile, Leslie Goldman's
68 VW Van, is schomping at the bit to step
out to local schools with plants and seeds
and the story of Joe the Farmer, who
Never, Never, Never gave up and wanted
every kid to have a garden.
Leslie, Your Enchanted Gardener, and author
of the forthcoming "The Comeback of Joe the
Farmer," is asking everyone to please call
a local Principal in San Diego, and ask them
to request the $5000.00 non-competitive
grant available to all California schools
until April 20. For more info, go to www.
csgb,org.
The EG Mobile is the centerpiece of the
Meet Joe the Farmer and other local growers
Exhibit in the Pan American Plaza area #7
of the San Diego Earth Fair, April 22.
Kids and schools that request gardens can
get free Job's Tears seeds that day, and
do lots of fun kids' activities, including
meeting and hearing Joe's story.
Julie Osborn, who got the city
of San Diego to insert the words community
Farms and Gardens in the San Diego General Plan, says
as of mid March there were only nine school Principals
who asked for the free money. Los Angeles had 500
schools ready to turn their kids loose to garden.
##
Wanna help with Kid Activities,
and our Campaign to help Joe Buy Back his 100 acre farm?
Call Leslie and volunteer now! Plantyourdream@cox.net,
or 619.582.9669. The EG Mobile Thanks you!!!!
http://curezone.com/upload/Blogs/Your_Enchanted_Gardener/School_garden_fxght_...
School Garden Funding Info Night 4-6 PM
March 29, 07 in San Diego:
RSVP:
http://www.creec.org/region9a/
1000 Thanks to Julie Osborn, mom, and
Food Justice Pioneer, for sending me
this incredible information about here work
and the garden program!!!
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Leslie,
Attached, you will find the proposal we made to the Planning Department to insert the words "community farms and gardens" into the General Plan, as well as their response. The message below was also part of the response.
Julie
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sara Osborn
Date: Mar 1, 2007 11:00 AM
Subject: Community Farms and Gardens in the SD General Plan
To: julie.osborn@gmail.com
Cc: Deborah Sharpe >, Howard Greenstein , Nancy Bragado
Dear Julie,
Thank you for your interest in the General Plan and for your comments. Nancy Bragado and I meet with Deborah Sharpe and Howard Greenstein in the Park and Recreation Department to discuss your suggestions. Attached is our response to your December letter and includes the modifications we will be including in the General Plan based on your comments. I will also be mailing a copy of the response to you and Ellee Igoe.
If you have any questions, I can be reached at sosborn@sandiego.gov or (619)533-5931.
Sincerely,
Sara
Sara Osborn
Associate Planner
City of San Diego
City Planning and Community Investment | Planning Division
202 'C' Street, MS 4A
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 533-5931
sosborn@sandiego.gov
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