Sharing Common Ground
Like a healthy ecosystem, we believe that everyone has something important and valuable to offer to our local and greater Earth community. We believe in bringing people with different backgrounds and strengths together to share common ground over food, learning and storytelling. We invite you to join us in celebrating nature's abundance and honoring our shared resilience and responsibility in the interconnection of everything.
News and Updates
The summer season of Seed to Sauce is in full swing at both the Community Garden and Farm. The program has seen incredible growth this year with past participants continuing and new groups reaching out, wanting to be a part of the program.
"Already after just one year, teachers have heard about Seed to Sauce and are reaching out to us asking to bring the program to their classrooms," said LEC Program Manager Cora Uyigue. "It highlights the need for hands-on, outdoor learning for our students...
Through a partnership with MNSU's Nutrition and Dietetics Program LEC is excited to announce that we have three interns working with us this summer! Jeana and Jean are working with Program Manager Cora helping with our Seed to Sauce Program They are working hands-on with the students during Seed to Sauce classes and also behind the scenes to develop nutrition curriculum for the program. Rukayah is working out at the Community Farm with Farm Manager SkyAnne. She is helping manage the Seed to Sauce plants growing out at the Farm as well as with general farm operations.
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