[Communications] [Education] Garden Project @ Bret Harte

[Lorraine Kells]

Hello,

We congratulate your decision to start a garden at Bret Harte Elem. and
it's our hope to see you fully supported. To begin, yes a gardening project
requires a lot of work, and the learning has started with your interest and
continues year round, year after year.

I recommend you and Danielle Russell, who is copied on this email, start a
conversation.  Danielle is the school garden coordinator at Openlands.
Their program is the best place to begin for workshops and grants. They
also have run a volunteer program to bring people into school gardens.

CCGA can help supply your garden with seeds and vegetable and herb
seedlings in large groupings ready to go in the ground throughout the
seasons. You will find pollinator attractive plants as well. We hold these
distributions to supply community and school gardens and workshops with a
minimal fee ($5) or free once your garden has broken ground.

I haven't gone into enough detail to thoroughly handle your request, so
please feel free to stay in touch with all of us are CCGA. It's a start.

Best
Lorraine Kells, Co-chair,
CCGA Education Committee

On Sat, Feb 18, 2023, 3:55 PM Shelton-Turner, Shequitis via Education <
education at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:

> Good Afternoon,
> I would love to start a gardening project with students at Bret Harte
> school, however, I know there is a lot to learn about gardening.  I notice
> you all have volunteers that support this work, my hope is to partner with
> someone who can help us grow a beautiful garden at Bret Harte School.  I
> would like an opportunity to discuss this further with you.  I look forward
> to hearing from you soon.
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> Thank you,
> Mrs. Shelton-Turner, MBA, M. Ed.
> Assistant Principal
> Bret Harte Elementary School
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> "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget
> what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
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