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| Stephanie M. Elwood, SU Ag Center Extension Associate |
Baton Rouge, LA – Southern University Ag Center Extension Associate Stephanie M. Elwood was one of the featured presenters during the 19th annual Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Information Center of Louisiana (GRGICL) Conference. The event was held on April 22 at the Holiday Inn South Hotel in Baton Rouge.
Elwood’s presentation, “G3
Grandparents + Grandkids = Gardening,” focused on the use of gardening as an
opportunity for grandparents and grandchildren to spend quality time together.
“Working
side by side with grandchildren is a great time for talks; getting to know one
another; sharing what’s on each other’s mind, as well as, their hopes and
dreams for the future. Cross generational gardening also provides an
opportunity for both the grandparent and the grandchild to be the teacher and
the student, thus increasing the lines of communication,” wrote Elwood in an
abstract about her presentation. “So many lives and educational skills, such as
leadership development, reading, mathematics, responsibility and compassion can
be transferred from grandparents to grandchildren while gardening. Growing
fresh and nutritious fruits and vegetables may be the primary intended outcome of
gardening, but the benefits are so much more,” she added.
Elwood is
a Licensed Horticulturalist with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture. In
her position at the SU Ag Center, she works with community and school garden programs
within the Baton Rouge community, area schools and juvenile detention centers.
Currently,
the SU Ag Center is implementing the, “Eradicating food deserts through the
Development of School Gardens” program at several middle and high schools, the
“Using Agriculture as a Fast Track Vehicle for Change through Experiential
Learning” program at an alternative school and juvenile detention center, and the
“Grow Healthy Program,” which implements gardens at SU Ag Center Nutrition
Education sites throughout the state of Louisiana.
GRGICL is
a non‐profit organization
dedicated to offering both information and support to grandparents raising
grandchildren and other relatives serving as parents to children who are not
their own. The organization partners with other agencies to provide training and
support to empower grandparents and kinship caregivers.
For information
about the Southern University Ag Center’s Community and School Garden Programs,
call 225.771.2242.
To obtain
information about the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Information Center of
Louisiana, visit lagrg.org.
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Baton Rouge, LA – Southern
University Ag Center Extension Associate Stephanie M. Elwood was one of the
featured presenters during the 19th annual Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren Information Center of Louisiana (GRGICL) Conference. The event
was held on April 22 at the Holiday Inn South Hotel in Baton Rouge.
Elwood’s presentation, “G3
Grandparents + Grandkids = Gardening,” focused on the use of gardening as an
opportunity for grandparents and grandchildren to spend quality time together.
“Working
side by side with grandchildren is a great time for talks; getting to know one
another; sharing what’s on each other’s mind, as well as, their hopes and
dreams for the future. Cross generational gardening also provides an
opportunity for both the grandparent and the grandchild to be the teacher and
the student, thus increasing the lines of communication,” wrote Elwood in an
abstract about her presentation. “So many lives and educational skills, such as
leadership development, reading, mathematics, responsibility and compassion can
be transferred from grandparents to grandchildren while gardening. Growing
fresh and nutritious fruits and vegetables may be the primary intended outcome of
gardening, but the benefits are so much more,” she added.
Elwood is
a Licensed Horticulturalist with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture. In
her position at the SU Ag Center, she works with community and school garden programs
within the Baton Rouge community, area schools and juvenile detention centers.
Currently,
the SU Ag Center is implementing the, “Eradicating food deserts through the
Development of School Gardens” program at several middle and high schools, the
“Using Agriculture as a Fast Track Vehicle for Change through Experiential
Learning” program at an alternative school and juvenile detention center, and the
“Grow Healthy Program,” which implements gardens at SU Ag Center Nutrition
Education sites throughout the state of Louisiana.
GRGICL is
a non‐profit organization
dedicated to offering both information and support to grandparents raising
grandchildren and other relatives serving as parents to children who are not
their own. The organization partners with other agencies to provide training and
support to empower grandparents and kinship caregivers.
For information
about the Southern University Ag Center’s Community and School Garden Programs,
call 225.771.2242.
To obtain
information about the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Information Center of
Louisiana, visit lagrg.org.
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