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NORTH STOCKTON ROTARY CLUB
SEEDS OF HOPE PROJECT
Read Here about Renee's Gardens
working with Seeds of Hope.
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Here's another clubs project with the Seeds of Hope! On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Darren Yondorf <darrenyondorf@semillanueva.org>wrote: Hi Mel,I wanted to keep you in the loop with our projects featuring your seed! Here are links to the first of our urban ag blogs. The garden was constructed and planted in January, and it has given a couple radish harvests, carrots and some greens: http://grownewseed.blogspot.com/2011/02/creative-urban-gardens-part-i-shallow.html http://grownewseed.blogspot.com/2011/02/creative-urban-gardens-part-ii-tire.html There will be more to come on this front shortly! We held our first urban agriculture workshop last friday, with a group of about 10 interested participants. All were intrigued by the red lettuce, colored carrots, vivacious greens, and the other arrays of colorful veggies. We will continue to hold workshops on a monthly basis, focusing each time on a new principle of urban/sustainable gardening for city families (the next scheduled workshop is on worm composting, for example). This practice has a huge potential in the area, and there is even some pressure from the Guatemalan Ministry of Agriculture. As far as we know, we are the first organization in the area actively working to promote the practice. I would like to dedicate the blog marking the initiation of our urban program to you and your organization, and I wanted to make sure the information I have is correct. Here's what I've got: Seeds of Hope, North Stockton Rotary, District 5220. Please let me know if I can include any links to your website, or a short description paragraph of your choosing. We were also able to help a Peace Core volunteer near San Martin Jilotepeque diversify her 'huertos familiares' (family gardens) project with women's group's in the area. She said that they are excited to try new vegetables like kale, arugula, and lettuce greens that aren't usually included in their diet. Her gardens were planted recently, and we are expecing an update and some pictures. Your seeds will also be featured in our school projects, in the gardens that are coupled with environmental education curricula that began with the school year in January. The time for planting is upon us, so I should be armed with some photos from up there as well. We have a representative coming down later this month (the 22nd), and I wanted to place a request for another box of seed, if possible. The interest is growing fast, and we'd love to continue with the quality seed you provided! Let me know if this is a possibility and I will get you an address pronto. I hope you're enjoying spring! All the best, ~Darren |
This international club project was started in January 1993 by the NORTH STOCKTON ROTARY CLUB. SEEDS OF HOPE has provided charity vegetable seed to many Rotarians, Peace Corps volunteers and concerned individuals interested in helping the very needy people of the world.
SEEDS OF HOPE has a long-standing relationship with a very supportive group of Rotarians in Central America. This started when we made our initial visit to the UNIENDO AMERICA Project Fair in 2000. SEEDS OF HOPE has been a major supporter of the Programa Escuelas Saludables (Healthy Schools Program) in Honduras. The Office of the First Lady, the Rotary Club of Tegucigalpa and numerous Rotary Clubs in North America have worked together to provide fresh vegetables to the children in the public school system. Approximately 2000 school gardens have been established at various schools throughout the country. It is estimated that 250,000 school children are enjoying fresh vegetables as part of their daily diet.
Another major benefactor of the SEEDS OF HOPE Project is the Peace Corps. About 30 volunteers are working closely with local villagers to provide guidance and training in establishing many community and family gardens in Central America.
A medical doctor in the Democratic Republic of Congo has a very successful garden project with many communities in that country. She calls her project WAR ON HUNGER.
Individual Rotarians expand their ongoing international projects by taking seed with them and distributing the seed to local leaders in many different countries. These cooperative projects are very successful in reducing hunger in specific areas of the world. A few countries that benefit from this cooperative approach include: Guatemala, Uganda, Peru, Mexico, Belize, Kenya, Panama, Romania, El Salvador and Liberia.
To date 40 Rotary Clubs and 20 humanitarian organizations have distributed about 28,000 pounds of vegetable seed. Another 500,000 garden packets of vegetable seed have been shipped throughout the world to help feed some of the most destitute people in the world.
For More Information, Contact:
MELVIN C. HANSEN
9584 Theresa Circle
Stockton, CA 95209-1459
Telephone/fax: (209) 477-0462
E-mail: mhansen62@att.net
Individuals interested in knowing more about the project or looking for
a source of vegetable /flower seed
please email:
Melvin
Hansen Lincoln Interactors and the Seeds of Hope