SN Youth Council Breaks Ground On NPS Garden

October 7th, 2010

On September 30, 2010, our SNYC Garden Team began the installation of its second garden for Nantucket Public Schools. Many thanks to Sam Slosek, Randy Hudson, Kelly Bull, Katheleen Minihan, Sunny Daily, and Dylan Wallace for their help as guiding mentors for our apprentices and spearheading the garden installation. In the coming winter months, Garden Team members will continue to build up 3 different types of composted and control group beds, grow cover crop, build and plant natural fences, build a shed, a hoop house and hopefully sow some winter crops.

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Youth Council Garden Team Breaks Ground at NPS Thursday, September 30th!

September 28th, 2010

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. Now, the Sustainable Nantucket Youth Council Garden Team is installing a second garden, this time behind Nantucket  High School.

In recognition of Massachusetts Harvest for Students Week, the team is expected to break ground on the garden on Thursday, September 30th at 3:30pm. Please join us!

Photo via Flickr by Dan4th Nicholas

The SNYC Garden Team is comprised of a group of students from various Island schools; students range in age from 11 to 18 years old.  The approximately 15 member Garden Team is working under the direction of local landscapers and farmers to build the new garden at NHS. SNYC Garden team members gain valuable experience as they participate in 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. SNYC members also act as liaisons within their school, spreading the word about the Farm to School Program, and helping to recruit for an after school Garden Club, which will take over the harvesting and garden upkeep once the building has been completed. Those who continue with the after school Garden Club will have the opportunity to take on leadership roles as founding members.

This garden is a part of Nantucket’s fledgling Farm to School Program established by Sustainable Nantucket and the NPS Food Services Deptartment.

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Youth Council Seeks Materials for Upcoming Garden Project

September 17th, 2010

Sustainable Nantucket’s Youth Council is in need of materials and supplies to move forward with it’s next garden project. The list of materials includes:

Hoses – $45.00 each

Watering Wands – $25.00 each

Wheel Barrels – $50.00 each

Shovels – $30.00 each

A Shed – $1500

Hand Hoes, Pruners, Cultivators… $15.00 – $50.00

Tarps – $20.00 each

Buckets – $5.00 each

PVC Pipe – $70.00 each

Row Covers – $35.00 each

Twine – $10.00

Trellises, Metal or Stakes – $5.00 each

Lawn Mower – $200.00

Rakes, Steel and Leaf – $30.00

Hoes – $20.00 each

Wood

Fencing

Soil

Organic compost

Seeds /Seedlings

Labor

We’d also gladly welcome any used or unwanted gardening equipment.

Please contact us if you are able to help out. We greatly appreciate your support!

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2010/2011 Projects

June 15th, 2010
  • Continuing to spread the word to reduce plastic bottled water use on Nantucket with our Top Up from the Tap! Campaign.
  • SN Youth Council is committed to helping  maintain the Nantucket Elementary School Garden -which they built under the leadership of adult mentor and SNYC volunteer, Chris Getoor in 2009.
  • Assist with construction of a second community garden at Nantucket High School.
  •  Providing opportunities to increase parent involvement within the school system – our Youth Council will help with the development of the Farm to School Initative.
  • Reduce the energy output for the school system through a composting program – SN Youth Council will to help facilitate a program in conjunction with the two gardens – the one already existing at the elementary school and the one we will help build at the High School.

working in the garden Garden Tomatoes Installing New Gardens

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