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Youth Internship Program- Week 7: Reflections on Courage
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston S. Churchill Faced with challenges of quickly-changing schedules, torrential downpours, blazing hot temperatures, and new lesson content, our interns practiced both grit and courage to take these challenges head on and continue to grow minds, gardens and […]
Youth Internship Program- Week 6: Reflections on Grit
Week 6 of the Youth Internship Program is now behind us and yet again the week was filled with new learning, hard work, HOT temperatures☀️and lots of GRIT, which was also our theme of the week. Interns participated in lessons on food systems, pickling, professional communication, and smart shopping, while also being visited by special […]
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
Summer “Spritzers” with Green Heart Grown Produce
TODAY’S LESSON- SUMMER SPRITZERS LESSON CONTENT- Join Garden Educator Allie to learn 3 easy and healthy flavored water recipes that will help you beat the heat as we head into the summer months! In today’s lesson, students will: Understand the importance of hydration and the health benefits of drinking enough water Identify healthy alternatives to […]
Posted by Amanda Howell
On May 15, 2020
In Cooking, Education, Green Heart at Home, Recipes