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 GLOBAL GARDENS “Hi my name is Ruben Resendiz and I am in the HONEST GERMINATORS of Global Gardens. Global Gardens has made a change in people at Eugene Field. When Global Gardens started, that plain grassy area was not important, but look at it now everybody thinks it is important. Tayla Sorrel's plot really inspires me.” “Hi this is Daniel Ruiz. I think Global Garden is the best thing in my life. I'm really having a good time. This is the best program ever.” “We are the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders of Eugene Field Elementary School. We are planting all kinds of plants. The day we started was January 29th of 2007. We are learning about all things that we do in gardens and, there are a lot of things that we are doing to help the plants grow. We needed to fix the garden so we could plant some more plants. It is important for people to be able to see the garden and the wonders we have worked on there.” “We are the Global Garden reporters and we want to talk to you about what we have been doing since January. First, we brainstormed about our dream for Global Gardens. We dreamed for a maze, a tree house, a birdhouse, pathways with our names engraved, educational signs for each plant, a pond with lily flowers, fruit baskets for people in the military, and many more ideas! Next, since it was still winter we started experimenting with plants indoors. Then we finally had Tractor Thursday when Farmers Joe came and tilled our soil. Then we planned out where everyone's plot was going to be. Everybody was responsible for getting the rest of the weeds out of their plots. Global Gardens after school kids have also created and started jobs such as treasurer, reporter, and more.” "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Howard Thurman, Civil Rights activist For more info contact Heather Oakley at: gardenheather@gmail.com website: www.global-gardens.org
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