City's Urban Garden grows fresh veggies
Olivia Holt
Issue date: 9/8/09 Section: Features
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It seems that every being in the garden has its part and really comes together in full circle to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Seed's at City is the first college or university urban farm program in San Diego County and has played a groundbreaking role in helping students and people with the education, aid and tools to live a sustainable and healthy life-style.
"The program helps students and people establish viable skills needed to live a sustainable healthy life-style by being able to provide organic food to people in their community," said Julia Dashe the gardening educator at Seeds for City who is also part of the team at San Diego ROOTS Sustainable Food Project.
The progressive program was formed through a collaboration effort between the Environmental Stewardship Committee and the San Diego ROOTS Sustainable Food Project. "One of the things we wanted to do, is really push education in green technology, one of the ideas that stemmed was the garden." said Karon Klipple who is Chair of the City College's Environmental Stewardship Committee.
By 2010, Seeds at City may establish the first certificate in urban agriculture in Southern California. "Organic farming skills is a heavily needed sector in communities," Dashe explained.
Seed's for City has inspired other schools in the San Diego Community to begin their own urban gardens.
"In November the Environmental Stewardship will hold a conference called Growing Farmers of San Diego, to discuss and build on each others strengths, successes and ideas, to become more successful together," said Klipple.
Ben Diamond, an intern majoring in Environmental Studies will be transferring to U.C Santa Cruz in the fall and said, " I want to take what knowledge I've gained from this farm and take it over there, as well as into the community."
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