Our Green Power educators, Anna and Luke, are super busy and excited planning for Green Power this summer! The countdown is on, and with the program rapidly approaching, plans are getting nailed down.
This year, Green Power has its own new field! Some of the crops are pre-planned, but there’s still plenty of room for campers to help plan their own late-season crops. Every week of Green Power will be a little different, so sign up for multiple weeks to be a farmer all summer!
Fun stuff happening this summer:
Visiting/Volunteering:
JP Green House (urban gardening and green building demonstration site
Needham Food Bank
Community Servings
Eastleigh Farm (raw milk dairy)
Higher Ground Farm (Boston rooftop farm)
Boys and Girls club tours led by Green Power participants
Herbal medicine! Grow your own:
bug repellent
cuts and scrapes salve
incense
tea
crafts:
tie dye
tote bag decorating for bringing home your produce
leaf print t-shirts
nature sculptures
Taking care of farm animals:
sheep and goats
And, of course, farming! Here’s what we’re looking at so far this summer:
Your own plot of land
pumpkins!!
lettuce
tomatoes
melons
corn
beans
eggplant
Other exciting activities:
Cooking a community meal with your freshly harvested produce
A discussion with Lovin Spoonfuls Food Rescue
Discussions of local food systems, sustainable agriculture, food security, the future of food.
