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Earthbox Kids Celebrates its Harvest | |
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From the Sept 24, 2009 Broadcast of Call of the Land | |
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| | A very successful year of Earthbox Kids wrapped up last week with a harvest of vegetables grown over the summer. Last June three schools were given what’s called Earthboxes, to grow a variety of vegetables. Brent Andressen, an ag education coordinator with Alberta Agriculture, calls this past year “amazingly successful.”
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Interview with Brent Andressen (1:52 minutes) (454 Kb)
Funding for this pilot project, comes from Growing Forward, which has provided $150,000 over three years. There is no cost to schools to participate. For more information, contact Brent Andressen at 780-427-4225.
The preceding is a transcript of the September 24, 2009 program. There may be some omissions due to last minute changes. For further information, contact Caitlynn Reesor at 780-422-3981 or Ken Blackley at 780-422-3951. Click here to view the latest Call of the Land. |
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Caitlynn Reesor.
This document is maintained by Rita Splawinski.
This information published to the web on September 24, 2009.
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