The CSC Youth Garden Crew will lead the Old
Mill Center Relief Nursery preschool children in a ground breaking to
create a garden on the Old Mill playground. Ground breaking will occur
at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, March 31, 2015.
The CSC Youth Garden crew, well-known for their
innovative garden project, showcased at Corvallis Farmers Market, will
share their knowledge and experience with the younger children of Old
Mill. The CSC Youth Garden is
a program of the Workforce
and Education Department of Community Services Consortium’s Benton
County office in Corvallis. Every season, four to ten high school youth
who are enrolled in the federal workforce program
are responsible for caring for 40 raised beds, without the use of
herbicides or pesticides. These young gardeners will bring plant starts
and bushes to the playground at Old Mill Center where both sets of kids
will “break ground” on a new endeavor for the
smaller children. This is a unique pairing between the two non-profits,
both serving local children.
This
joint effort between the high school youth and the preschool youth is
an extension of their existing collaboration formed to introduce the
farm to classroom concept at the earliest age.
Old
Mill Center for Children and Families Relief Nursery program is
designed to prevent child abuse and neglect for children birth to 6
years of age. It is one of 5 disciplines provided as
a service to the local community aimed at building healthy and
nurturing foundations for all children.
