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Practicing CITIZENSHIP
* This post is part of a series on the valuable character traits our students practice in the garden. An elder friend of mine once told me that planting a garden is one of the most hopeful things we can do in life. We have no idea how the weather will turn, or what type […]
Practicing GRATITUDE
Practicing Green Heart Gratitude In their Green Heart gardens, our students learn to grow, harvest, prepare, and eat fruits and vegetables. Acquiring these “hard skills” is important, as it helps to build confidence, knowledge, and awareness around their own health and the health of the environment. At the same time, our students are learning […]
Dig In! It’s Sweet Potato Season
Sweet. Potatoes. The famed crop of the Green Heart Project gardens! Sweet, savory, creamy — delicious — any way you slice ’em. Follow the journey of this native tuber all the way from the farm to the bellies of our Green Heart Buddies. Back in May, our programs and garden teams planted sweet potato slips […]
Our FY2018 Annual Report is here!
Since the close of our FY2018 fiscal year in at the end of July, we have been working hard to complete our FY2018 Annual Report. Now, we are very happy to announce it is here and ready to share with all of our supporters, and with the general public. You can find our Annual Report […]
We’re Sowing Seeds of Change at the Green Heart Project
July 20, 2018 CHARLESTON, S.C. – As the organization approaches its ninth year serving the community through farm-to-school programming, The Green Heart Project prepares for the next chapter of its history under new leadership. After eight years of service as the Executive Director of the Green Heart Project, Drew Harrison has stepped down from his […]