This last Christmas I had received some salsa and taco seasonings that came from the Cleveland Botanical Garden Green Corps.Similar to the New Agrarian Center Green Corps is a community outreach program for urban youth that acts as a seasonal employment program. The goal of the program is to introduce "youth (ages 14-19) to horticulture, environmental stewardship and basic entrepreneurial skills".
Green Corps utilizes 3 local learning gardens to practice these skills and then sell their produce at area farmer's markets. The youth also take part in the production of "Ripe from Downtown" salsa (the gift package that I received) which is available at Cleveland Botanical Garden Store, Mustard Seed Market, Zagara's Family Marketplace, the Flavor of Ohio and others.
Programs like this strengthen community ties but also can help supplement and develop a local/regional diet. I am excited to try out my salsa basket and find it so very easy to help support programs like this (I do love to eat).
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