tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22910471.post4931455339662930599..comments2024-03-22T06:25:59.534+01:00Comments on The Daily Tiffin: How Does Your Garden Grow?Meeta K. Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05431777565420421364noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22910471.post-52802388027023697312007-08-31T12:40:00.000+02:002007-08-31T12:40:00.000+02:00Diane, aww, thank you! I certainly hope to see bot...<B>Diane</B>, aww, thank you! I certainly hope to see both you and Berkeley some day! <BR/><BR/><B>Linda</B>, wow, the bird and butterly garden sounds wonderful. You plant the right stuff, and the flying critters feel right at home! This is exactly the sort of thing that can bring in joy to the whole community. Wishing them good luck with their future gardens.Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22910471.post-74942252128502054182007-08-31T04:23:00.000+02:002007-08-31T04:23:00.000+02:00Hi Nupur, Great topic and congrats on your new col...Hi Nupur, <BR/><BR/>Great topic and congrats on your new column! <BR/><BR/>My kids' elementary school had a small vegetable garden -- their middle school had an unused courtyard which the science dept. took over and planted a garden of a different sort -- a bird and butterfly garden! I was amazed when I heard about so many species of songbirds taking lunch just a few miles from the big city. The high school is recently remodeled and just now reopened - I'll be interested to see what they come up with there. As you said, school gardens provide many lessons even we "big kids" can learn :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22910471.post-79538330918420416442007-08-31T03:49:00.000+02:002007-08-31T03:49:00.000+02:00Nupur: If you ever make it to Berkeley, please do...Nupur: If you ever make it to Berkeley, please do drop me a line. I'd love to show you around some of the great food sites here. The Oakland Farmer's market is also amazing - a veritable Asian vegetable paradise. I feel very lucky to live here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22910471.post-44778331720766750672007-08-30T11:58:00.000+02:002007-08-30T11:58:00.000+02:00Amanda, Your kids are certainly lucky- both the ec...<B>Amanda</B>, Your kids are certainly lucky- both the eco garden and the live willow structures sound like a lot of fun! <BR/><BR/><B>Bee</B>, that is a good point, however, urban kids (especially those living in cramped conditions) are the ones who would benefit the most from school gardens. Several ideas have been successful in urban gardens- container gardening within the classroom, terrace gardening (if the school has a flat roof), tiny flowerbeds squeezed into the schoolyard. Another thing to do is to look for a small abandoned plot of land near the school (all but the most affluent urban areas seem to have unused lots full of trash and graffiti) and get permission from the civic authorities to use that. In the end, committed parents and teachers need to think up ideas on a case by case basis. <BR/><BR/><B>Priya</B>, how wonderful to hear of SEED! Thanks for sharing that with us. This is a great project to be involved in, and I am sure once the school sees positive returns, they will be more likely to go ahead with this project.<BR/><BR/><B>Archana</B>, yes, the themes are really fun for kids and grown-ups alike! <BR/><BR/><B>Meeta</B>, you seem to have found a lovely school for Soeren...he will develop such a green thumb in his new gardening club! <BR/><BR/><B>Diane</B>, really??? I would love to see it in person sometime! That project is really something...truly driven by passionate people who want to make a difference in their community.Nupurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890441057480820053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22910471.post-88396987075371347142007-08-30T06:27:00.000+02:002007-08-30T06:27:00.000+02:00I live 4 blocks from the Edible SchoolYard, and it...I live 4 blocks from the Edible SchoolYard, and it truly is wonderful - I walk by it a few times a week on my way to the library. Lucky kids...<BR/><BR/>But of course this can be done anywhere on any scale. Thanks for the reminder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22910471.post-42681892620265100262007-08-29T21:43:00.000+02:002007-08-29T21:43:00.000+02:00Nupur, great to have you on board. This is a great...Nupur, great to have you on board. This is a great write up. The coolest thing though is that Soeren's new school has a gardening club, which encourages the kids to plant and care for many flowers, trees and shrubs. This weekend they have what's called a "Working Bee" session - this time to build an insect hotel. We are certainly going to be checking it out!<BR/><BR/>Priya, I also love the idea of SEED. It'S so perfect and maybe I could suggest something similar for the school.Meeta K. Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431777565420421364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22910471.post-26340390915080344082007-08-29T17:59:00.000+02:002007-08-29T17:59:00.000+02:00Nupur, this is a gr8 concept. School children will...Nupur, this is a gr8 concept. School children will surely benefit from this project. <BR/>The idea to have theme gardens is very appealing and makes the whole project more interesting :)archanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739060627539024254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22910471.post-44024896577674820652007-08-29T16:46:00.000+02:002007-08-29T16:46:00.000+02:00A lovely post Nupur. I am part of an organization ...A lovely post Nupur. I am part of an organization called SEED (Society for Encouraging Eco-Drive) that a grp of us started. We would visit the schools in Hyderabad and plant little saplings taken from the Municipality and plant them in the school grounds. But the main part was a grp of 5 students would be given ownership of a sapling and it was their responsibility to help it grow. We also spoke to the school authorities and got them to include 5 bonus points to students who did a good job. It was tough getting the permission initially but its going pretty well now :)Priyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11535326222601384563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22910471.post-68678486373442733162007-08-29T16:22:00.000+02:002007-08-29T16:22:00.000+02:00so true. however, space is a big issue, esp. in ur...so true. however, space is a big issue, esp. in urban areas.beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128812845273224940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22910471.post-37944667532625319012007-08-29T13:00:00.000+02:002007-08-29T13:00:00.000+02:00Great post Nupur. We are lucky as our local school...Great post Nupur. We are lucky as our local school have different gardens especially for the children, my favourite is their eco garden and the live willow structures - the benefits of living in the countryside I guess.Amanda at Little Foodieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08262887792010049693noreply@blogger.com