Bronzeville Community Garden: Harvest Day!

Harvest days at the garden are always a great time to enjoy family time. One of the things i enjoy most is bringing my nephew. He loves to garden. I think mainly because he gets to feel important, play in dirt, and explore different kinds of bugs lbvs.

IMG_20150610_135420 — **Meet Matthew “the international kid”**

Now the point of it being a community garden is that community members are also expected to put in a little bit of work and or contribute to the maintenance of the garden in exchange for free harvest days. Preparation is key for a day in the sun. Be sure grab lots of water, sunscreen and a sun hat. Your sun hat at will become your best friend if planning be out for a while.

Now i volunteered a few days a week at the time but community members can volunteer according to their own availability. Awesome village members can also donate to summer programming here and or sponsor services they feel could also be a value benefit to the community.

There are quite a few community gardens in the area now, but the Bronzeville community garden has these cool built in game areas for chess and dominoes. The neighborhood seniors love to come out for Chess. They also have a paved patio where a lot of the summer programming like food demos and yoga takes place. Either way the garden is set to keep everyone engaged in a good time.

The best part about harvesting on harvest day is learning where everything is and what’s all ready and available for the picking. It’s a great opportunity for the entire family to really learn about agriculture and really connect with other community members. The best way is to start them out young.

This is one of the best ways to teach them to be accountable for their own health throughout their development. “The power to create their own food is a very powerful tool”- Hidden Colors. The best part of this experience for me was sharing it with my family.