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Thursday, February 10, 2011

BREAKING LOCAL SCHOOL GARDENING NEWS

OK Y'all. Egypt is on the brink of something major, The NEA is about to be sliced and diced and though we love to say the word "innovation," very few folks are willing to undo business as usual in order to foster it. Feeling helpless? DON"T. We still got our collective mojo and here is one of those moments where we can exercise it. My new BFF, Mud Baron, is seeking to revolutionize school gardens EVEN THOUGH HE GOT SACKED BY LAUSD. That's right, a little more cow bell please! Hate on Hater, but he's gonna do him, and what he does is plant for change. Please read below for instructions on how to get him 100,000 organic seed packs plus wheelbarrows, shovels and other farming tools the kids will need to grow their own food.

Mud Baron

Can you help our school gardens out:

We have less than just 24 hours to GET OUT THE VOTE. Do send directly to your lists (work, fam, personal) to get 100 nods out of all school garden fans. Yesterday SEEDS OF CHANGE committed 100,000 seed ...packs for you, us, EVERYONE. AND they are going to get more than just seeds for us this year. We're talking gardens. Their marketing team is partnering to source in the long-term - shovels, wheelbarrows to go along with the bag of seeds, dirt and kids we have. Stellar. But we gotta get to 1000 first. DO nudge. THANK YOU! Mud >>>

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Twitter Users and supporters WE have 1 day to get out the vote to support the garden at agriculture programs and school gardens across the US. Log in to twitter and tweet this in your own words: I nominate @cocoxochitl for a shorty in #green because (where you live) loves school gardens!

> or because LA loves kids and veggies

> or b/cuz we all need greener, healthier schools in all of our communities

> or because kids that grow broccoli eat broccoli
your voice is best!

> Or click HERE:
http://shortyawards.com/Cocoxochitl

It's part of an online contest called the shortys. Online contests are silly, resources for cash-strapped schools, not. A sample wishlist is up here

https://sites.google.com/site/greenshortypledge/home/micheltorena-elementary-school-and-community-garden

and here:

https://sites.google.com/site/greenshortypledge/home/-bk-farmyards-school-garden-list

tumblr here:

http://schoolgardencoop.tumblr.com/

Mud Baron aka @cocoxochitl, needs 370 votes to match over $300,000 in in-kind support for school gardens in LA, SF, Denver, New Orleans and Brooklyn. There are 100 of you that can help do this and it takes 10 seconds. We are looking to never have to buy organic, heirloom seeds again for our school gardens if we do this.

> Thank you.

 

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