Who we are: we are neighbors who have met each other because of our interest in developing a community garden. Across the country, community gardening is becoming popular, and there is a groundswell of support for community gardening. Nationwide, there is a movement to restore gardening as a food-producing way of life.
Gardens in Omaha: In Omaha we have City Sprouts garden, the Gifford Park Community Garden, and garden sites at several schools, including the OPS schools of Dundee Elementary, Morton Middle, and Bryan Middle.
Win-Win:We see having a garden at a school site as a win-win for both the neighborhood and the school. We have an incredible opportunity here with great learning potential.
Learning Potential: Community gardens offer a tremendous learning potential. They give us the opportunity to teach about sustainability, self-reliance, science, nutrition, health, etc. The garden site could be used for children’s programming in evenings and weekends during the summer. Teachers could use the garden for classroom lessons if they desired. Families could have their own plots. One plot might be a children’s plot. Some of the produce from the garden could be used in the school for lunches. The list is endless.
Space Issues: We recognize that there is not unlimited space for a garden at Harrison. But there does seem to be room to find a garden space that would meet everyone’s needs.
Water, Geothermal Unit: We have a committee that is actively looking at these issues, and we are confident we can address them.
What we are asking for: We are looking for the support and input of Harrison parents in pursuing this possibility of Harrison as a garden site.
Next meeting: We invite interested parents to come to our next Dundee Community Garden meeting on Mon. April 12, 6-7:30 at Dundee Presbyterian Church. We would welcome your input on our planning committee. Also, if you would like to be part of our larger Dundee Community Garden Committee, please sign up with name, e-mail address, and phone #.
Other examples of Gardens: We encourage you to look at Dundee Elementary School as an example of a school garden. Also at Gifford Park Community Garden. (Notebook with pictures.)
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