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| Youth tour group arrives in the garden |
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| Youth learn about vegetables including squash |
Baton Rouge, La - The Southern University Ag Center opened
its door to summer campers from the Jewel
Newman Community Center for a tour of the model garden on July 10, 2015.
Chaperons from the Community Center brought 21 youth enrolled
in their summer camp, ages 5-13, for a visit to the Southern University Ag
Center’s Sustainable Urban Agriculture Demonstration Farm. The youth enjoyed
the model garden with a show and tell tour presented by Zanetta Augustine,
associate extension specialist. An
excited group of young boys and girls explored, touched and talked about
vegetables, chickens, rain water tanks, composting bins and even trying their hands
at planting seeds in the greenhouse, among other educational questions and
discussions. They went home with a bag of informational goodies from the SU Ag
Center.
The Jewel J. Newman Community
Center functions as the focal point of social, medical and recreational
activities for citizens in the North Baton Rouge area.
The
Southern University Ag Center’s Sustainable Urban Agriculture Demonstration
Farm is a show-and-tell garden is for the public. This educational garden gives
information on vegetable varieties, planting instruction, composting
techniques, and other relevant information. Farm tours are available throughout
the year.
The garden is maintained and nurtured by Dawn Mellion-Patin,
PhD, Extension Specialist, and Zanetta Augustine. To schedule a tour, please contact Dawn
Mellion-Patin or Zanetta Augustine at the SU Ag Center by calling 225-771-2242.
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