{"id":3482,"date":"2016-08-04T18:59:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T01:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seewhatgrows.flywheelsites.com\/?p=3482"},"modified":"2016-08-10T10:51:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T17:51:01","slug":"sowing-first-seeds-reaping-rewards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seewhatgrows.org\/us\/sowing-first-seeds-reaping-rewards\/","title":{"rendered":"Seed Classes: Sowing the First Seeds, Reaping the Rewards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at the Foundation, we love promoting seeds through seed classes! We love seeds because they represent life, our future and our potential. Without seeds there would be no food, no food means, no life. It is as essential and as simple as that. Because seeds are all encompassing as life itself, we should really all care about seed preservation<\/a>.\u00a0Or perhaps try to be a part of a growing global movement to save seeds<\/a>. Or how about\u00a0seriously considering simple ways how we can be a seed saver in our everyday life<\/a>? No matter what step you take, each small action helps gets us closer to creating a healthier and inter-connected generation.<\/p>\n

How are we promoting seeds anyway?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

We promoted seeds through educational seed classes to young minds in our neighbourhood. In collaboration with Sprouting Chefs Society<\/a>,\u00a0Barb McMahon, founder of the Society facilitated the seed classes. 806 students in Forest Grove<\/a>, Windsor<\/a> & Lochdale Elementary<\/a> schools learned how to plant seeds \u00a0using organic growing principles. The curriculum goals from Kindergarten to Grade 7 were integrated in these classes, too.<\/p>\n

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Barb McMahon, founder of Sprouting Chefs Society taught the seed classes in Forest Grove, Windsor elementary and Lochdale community schools in the district.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Through these seed classes, we wanted the school children to:<\/p>\n