John
Jay Homestead and InterGenerate are working
together to open a
teaching garden on site. In the spirit of the Katonah Farm,
InterGenerate will bring
agriculture back while teaching participants
about growing and sharing food. The teaching garden will provide a plot
of land
for 12-14 people, preferably in intergenerational pairs, on which they
will garden with the others in the class twice a week under the tutelage
of an experienced and committed teacher.
In addition, we'll have harvest suppers in the
garden and possibly classes in food preservation, freezing, canning,
pickling and drying encouraging greater intradependence for residents of
Westchester County. See below for more details on the program and find out how to join.
On May 1st, Suzi
Novak and Roseanne Rutherford (pictured below) were at the garden working away. The John
Jay Homestead was holding their Spring Clean-Up Day and offered a few
volunteers to help spread some bark around the beds for the gardeners
who have signed up to enjoy the Teaching Garden.Things are looking great
in the Teaching Garden, we can't wait to watch the plants grow. If you
haven't signed up yet, visit the InterGenerate site
now to do so.
Don't forget to check out the photo album below to see what is growing in the garden already!
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THE DETAILS
Session One runs May 1-July 3, 2010
and Session Two runs July 10 -Sept. 11, 2010. Classes meet on
Saturday mornings from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and
every participant attends one Garden Day on Tuesday or Thursday evening.
Price for One Session is $350 for both Sessions the cost is $500. Seeds and most tools
will
be provided; gardeners need bring only gloves and a trowel. Both
sessions include sowing seeds, and
planting out seedlings at the beginning as well as harvesting toward the
end of the season.
Call Intergenerate at 914.276.3123 or visit their website at www.intergenerate.org to learn more about the Teaching Garden and other programs.
OUR TEACHER
Suzi Novak is our primary teacher and curriculum
developer. Suzi has been growing her own vegetables at her home in Chappaqua for almost 15 years and eats within 100 miles of her home year
round. After learning about the effects on our
environment that result from transporting food, Suzi learned how to
reduce her family’s carbon footprint by eating locally. Much of her diet
comes from the land on which she lives. Suzi is a
veteran teacher of over 30 years and is bringing her considerable
talents to our garden this spring.
