BlogPosts by Amanda Howell
Youth Internship Program — Week 5: Reflections on Initiative
We’re over the hump and getting into the second half of the Youth Internship Program — making some serious progress on the Urban Farm at Enston Home build, harvesting the heat tolerant summer veggies to fill our weekly CSA bags, and engaging in educational sessions & critical discussions with community partners. This week we were […]
Youth Internship Program — Week 4: Reflections on Commitment
Whoaaa, we’re halfway there! Last week marked the midpoint of Green Heart’s very first summer Youth Internship Program, and our crews were hard at work learning about biodiversity & insects; analyzing food labels and whipping up a seasonal succotash with CCSD Nutrition Services’ Registered Dietitian Kerrie; and making some serious progress building raised beds at […]
Youth Internship Program — Week 3: Reflections on Service
Our Youth Internship Program made the jump into July this week, working hard at their personal goals, building the Urban Farm at Enston Home in the heat of the Charleston summer, diving deeper into topics of compost, hunger & homelessness, group dynamics & conflict management — overall finding their groove as a cohort. Read on […]
Youth Internship Program- Week 2: Reflections on Responsibility
During the second week of our Youth Internship Program, our Crew Members continued to show some serious determination and grit as temperatures warmed up and the Urban Farm build began. Our featured intern Jayla took over our Instagram feed to give an inside look at our interns’ week and had the following thoughts to share […]
Posted by Amanda Howell
On June 29, 2020
In Announcements, Education, School Gardens, Urban Farm Updates
When “little by little” becomes A LOT of progress
July 24, 2020 – Build Updates From the Farm After years of planning & design, months of formalizing partnerships & permits, and weeks of site prep, our construction site at the William Enston Home is beginning to look like a FARM! This month marked the beginning of our demanding build schedule, which has accurately been […]