Urban Garden Program. When we were first experimenting with flavors for our chocolates, we agreed that to make extraordinary chocolates, we needed to source our flavors from extraordinary people. At that time Kira had been working with a group at the University of Pennsylvania that was spending time in public schools setting up nutrition programs. One of their new efforts was a student run garden at Drew Elementary and UC High School in Philadelphia. We agreed that we needed to incorporate the kids into the new product line, and what better ingredient for the students to grow than mint! After consulting with the new student gardeners, we settled on a patch of Kentucky Colonel mint, grown and tended caringly by the kids and sold to us every week. We arranged a courier to make weekly pickups, and the partnership was born. The mint is housed in the students' greenhouse which extends the growing season and allows them to produce higher quality mint in larger quantities. We still use more product than these students can feasibly produce, so we have added a few more urban gardens to our expanding student herb project. Each garden that we partner with harvests some combination of mint,rosemary, chili peppers, lavender, or other herbs for us that we use to flavor our Urban Garden Bars. We supply the plants, buy what is harvested, and also give 5% of all bar sales back to the gardens. We also sponsor fundraisers and awareness campaigns and other activities throughout the year to show our support. For everyone at John and Kira. It is our hope that our creations offer you two opportunities for personal enjoyment. The first is to take pleasure in the amazingly delicious chocolates themselves. The second is the opportunity to commune (through the palate) with the farmers and growers that create our flavors. One of our hopes is that the taste of the bars will pique interest in the school garden movement and ultimately motivate people to support similar local projects. Each of these five initiatives teaches their students and the community about gardens, biodiversity and instills in them an appreciation of nature. The gardens also provide a safe, supportive after- school space and, through grants and sales of their crops, offers paying jobs for a portion of the students. Philadelphia, PAThe Agatston Urban Nutrition Initiative (UNI) is a program of the University of Pennsylvania. UNI organizes school day, after school and summer learning opportunities for more than 1. Philadelphia. Their mission is to grow food, educate, and help low- income DC community members meet their food needs. Their vision is to serve as a replicable model of a community- based urban food system. Philadelphia, PATeens 4 Good, a program of the Federation of Neighborhood Centers, is a youth entrepreneurship produce and nutrition business that transforms vacant lots into urban gardens/farms, improving access to healthy food for communities, creating meaningful jobs for at- risk youth and empowering youth to become healthy responsible young adults and leaders who give back to their communities. Philadelphia, PAThe Village of Arts and Humanities consists of twelve arts parks and an after- school program for kids in North Philadelphia dedicated to community revitalization. The mission of The Village of Arts and Humanities is to support the voices and aspirations of the community through providing opportunities for self- expression rooted in art and culture. The Village inspires people to be agents of positive change through programs that encompass arts and culture, engage youth, revitalize community, preserve heritage and respect the environment. Philadelphia, PANeighborhood Foods unifies communities through urban farming and civic action. The West Philadelphia organization believes in creating shared wealth that is owned by all community members. To pursue these values, Neighborhood Foods is creating a multi- stakeholder cooperative in which farmers, customers and community members can achieve their goals together.
Chicago, ILWhitney M. Young Magnet High School is home to an urban agricultural system designed to model a river, which is located in the school. Using sustainable, waste- free gardening methods, high school students and members of the school. In addition, students learn biology, ecology, chemistry, hydrology, zoology, and physics. Whitney Young has been able to expand its outreach into the Chicago community, helping to provide produce to Chicago. The EdD Program in Urban Education Leadership is nationally recognized for its innovation and quality, received the inaugural University Council for Education. The private upper school urban studies program partners with the greater Portland community. Learn about upper school urban studies program! The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) conducts, supports and fosters applied academic research to inform local, state, and urban policy issues. UChicago UTEP prepares teachers of the highest caliber for Chicago Public Schools while developing a model for rigorous urban teacher preparation.
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