The Sustainable Nantucket Youth Council got its start in the spring of 2008, with the help of a generous grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation, and in the spring of 2009, they built a garden at Nantucket Elementary School.
Currently, Sustainable Nantucket is looking for 10 Nantucket Residents, age 12 to18 years, from every Island School, to become members of its Youth Council Garden Team whose first charge will be to apprentice with local landscapers and farmers to build a new garden at the Nantucket High School. This garden is a part of the Farm to School Program that Sustainable Nantucket and the NPS Food Services Dept. are working to put in place for the fall of 2010. Apprentices will be paid a stipend of $150.00 for their work on planning, building and completion of the Youth Council Garden. Click here for Application. Application deadline is Sept. 21st, 2010, so get started now!
This group of 10 apprentices and members of the Youth Council will start the planning stages for the garden as soon as possible. The apprentices will be part of the planning process and decision making from the very beginning, deciding on what to build, how to build it, its nutrient system and what to plant. This project will continue through the late fall/ early winter, requiring a commitment of roughly 2 to 4 hours a week. Apprentices will also act as liaisons within their school, spreading the word about the Farm to School program, and helping to recruit for an after-school school Garden Club, which will take over the harvesting and garden upkeep once the building has been completed. It is our hope that Youth Council Garden Team members will also become part of the Garden Club as “Leaders and Founding Members.”
Contact Morgan Beryl for more information on becoming a part of the Youth Council Garden Team.
Click here for Application. Application deadline is Sept. 21st, 2010.
Tags: Agriculture, Education, Farm to School, Local Food, Opportunity, SN Youth Council, Sustainability, Youth
