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VK Gardens volunteer reports 786+ pounds donated, outlines district 'seed-to-spoon' plan
Summary
Volunteer leader Katie Shamas told the board that VK Gardens produced more than 786 pounds of organic produce this year for the Maine Township food pantry, described partnerships and training for teachers beginning April 1, and presented a three-phase plan to expand raised-bed gardens across district schools.
Katie Shamas, founder/organizer of VK Gardens, updated the Park Ridge CCSD 64 board about a volunteer-run garden initiative that now supports multiple elementary campuses. She said the program has grown from initial beds at Roosevelt into a district effort that has produced 786+ pounds of organic produce so far this year and supplied the Maine Township food pantry as its only organic supplier.
Shamas said the…
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