Stay tuned as the Kingston Land Trust launches an expanded Dig Kids season in 2012!
“The Dig Kids: An Urban Farming Program” for Youth will launch this year in the city of Kingston.
Created by the Kingston Land Trust with a grant from the Columbia Foundation and a donation by Family of Woodstock, ‘The Dig Kids” is charged in working with Kingston youth to grow food, learn farming practices, encourage entrepreneurship, beautification, pride and good health through hands on farming experiences.
Throughout the five month program (May-September) “The Dig Kids” five youth “Garden Mentors” will be paid a stipend to work each week after school (for a total of 10 hours per month) at their garden site at the Everett Hodge Center on Franklin Street in Kingston. Youth must be 14 – 19 to participate, although each selected ‘Dig Kid’ will choose a “Jr. Gardener” 13 or younger to ‘mentor’ throughout program. In addition to growing vegetables and tending the gardens, “The Dig Kids” will learn culinary skills, visit farms and sell some of their crops to the community under the stewardship of Farmer Clark who also tends the South Pine Street City Farm in the city of Kingston.
For more information, contact Executive Director Rebecca Martin at rebecca@kingstonlandtrust.org or call 845/877-LAND (5263).
The Dig Kids
2011 Garden Season Schedule with Farmer Jesica Clark
Selected youth will farm the Everett Hodge Center on Friday’s from 4:00pm – 6:00pm beginning May 13th, 2011.
Presentations at the Everett Hodge Center*
Thursday, May 12th ~ 4:30-6pm
Drying and Saving Seeds
Hosted by: Ken Green, Hudson Valley Seed Library
Thursday, June 16th ~ 4:30-6pm
Companion Planting ~ Gardens without Pesticides
Hosted by: Amie Baracks, Education Director, Phillies Bridge Farm Project
Thursday, July 21st ~ 4:30-6pm
Cooking What You Grow ~ “Cooking Matters”
Hosted by: Diane Reeder, Executive Director, The Queens Galley
TBA
Why does Honey Taste Like That? Bees from Around the Country
Hosted by: Jessica Applestone, Co-Owner, Fleishers Grass Fed and Organic Meat
Thursday, July 28th 2011 5:00pm – 7:00pm
The Dig Kids Garden Walk and BBQ
Starts at the Everett Hodge Center with a garden walk to the South Pine Street City Farm
*Schedule subject to change.
