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More 2018 Success Stories

12/28/2018

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Burnett County - Fort Folle Avoine 
MGVs are involved with several garden projects at the Burnett County Historical Society Forts Folle Avoine. This included a plant sale along with education with customers as they tried to pick out plants to buy.   The MGVs planted and maintained raised beds, a perennial bed with mostly native plants, and an "heirloom" flower bed.  In addition we planted containers with flowers for the visitor center.   Some of the vegetables and herbs were available for the Forts special events like their gourmet dinner.  There is no designated funding for the garden projects from the Forts so the MGVs contribute not only their time but the funds for the garden plants and maintenance needs.

Sawyer County - Hayward Primary School
There are about 120 children at the Hayward Primary School who have participated during the spring as 2nd graders and the fall as 3rd graders. They have learned as part of their curriculum about plants, soils and compost and then applied their learning in the school garden with the assistance of MGVs. Some earn Blooming Gardeners Badges by participating, taking care of the garden for a week during the summer with their parents and completing a learning summary. 
​The children have applied their learning to the garden and the school cooks serve up produce for lunch.  The produce that ripened over summer went home with volunteer families or to the food shelf.
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Washburn County - Produce Donations 
Produce donations were made from the Seed to Kitchen Collaborative a vegetable variety trial at the Spooner Ag Research Station and from the Spooner Ag Research Station Teaching and Display Gardens.  MGVs had a direct hand growing produce from the Display Garden and in helping harvest and distribute produce from the Seed to Kitchen project.  Produce was donated to local food shelves, assisted living centers, senior centers, soup kitchens and to local schools.  Donated produce is also used as ‘teachable moments” for nutrition education with local schools and senior centers.
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