#children’s garden

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Finishing up the soundboard for the children’s sensory area at the community garden. This this is actually very fun! :)

August 31, 2024

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No room to grow? Join a community garden. Can't find one? Start one! Learn the lessons only taught in the soil and discover the joy of growing your own healthy produce. For you, your family, your friends, and your neighbors. Everyone is welcome at the community garden.

Learn more about this community garden: https://wmcgarden.org/

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What is community gardening?

Community gardening is a great way to get involved in your local food system and meet other gardeners. It is also a way to beautify your neighborhood and build community spirit. Community gardens can be found in urban, suburban, and rural areas across the United States. They come in all shapes and sizes, from small plots in backyards to large shared spaces in parks or on vacant land.

Community gardens are usually managed by a group of people who come together to plan, plant, and maintain the garden. This can be done informally, such as by neighbors who decide to start a garden together, or through a more formal organization, such as a community garden association or city park department.

Plots in community gardens are generally leased or rented to individual growers. The size of the plot varies depending on the size of the overall garden, but is typically around 10×10 feet.

Gardeners are responsible for planting, watering, weeding, and harvesting their own plot. Some community gardens also have common areas where everyone works together to grow crops that can be shared amongst the group, such as fruits and vegetables.

Community gardening provides many benefits to both individuals and communities. For gardeners, it is a way to get fresh air and exercise, grow healthy food, and connect with nature.

For communities, community gardens can help beautify neighborhoods, provide green space for residents to enjoy, create social cohesion, and promote sustainability.

History of community gardening

In the early 1900s, community gardens began popping up in cities across the United States as a way to provide fresh food for residents and beautify neighborhoods.

The Victory Gardens of World War II increased the popularity of home gardening, and by the 1970s, community gardens were being established in urban areas all over the world.

Today, community gardens come in all shapes and sizes, from small plots in backyards to large-scale farming operations.

They provide fresh produce for families, foster a sense of community among neighbors, and give people a chance to connect with nature.

How to start a community garden

Community gardens are a great way to get involved in your local community and to meet other like-minded people who are passionate about gardening. They are also a great way to learn new gardening techniques and to share your knowledge with others.

If you are interested in starting a community garden, the first step is to find out if there is already a garden in your area. If so, you can contact the garden coordinator to find out how you can get involved.

If there is not already a garden in your area, you can start one! The first step is to find a suitable location for the garden.

Once you have found a location, you will need to secure funding and volunteers. Once you have done this, you can start planning and planting your community garden!

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Since the show's been announced, here's my piece for Gallery Nucleus' Over the Garden Wall Tribute show, opening in LA November 2nd!

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Modern Kids An illustration of a small, gender-neutral children's room with carpeting and wood walls.

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OoOoo… Better beware!!

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New York Driveway Driveway An example of a large modern shade front yard gravel landscaping.

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Don't forget my family

Yes, unfortunately, with the arrival of winter, children in conflict zones face additional challenges of extreme cold and heavy rains that increase their suffering in tent life, as humanitarian conditions become more difficult. They suffer not only from war and missiles, but also from harsh environmental conditions that threaten their health and comfort. Winter, which should be a time of warmth and comfort, becomes for them a continuous challenge, requiring urgent humanitarian support to provide them with the necessary protection and assistance in these difficult times.

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Children’s Garden

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Lityerses pleaseeeee :)

Anon you gave me the motivation to push through my art block, this is the first piece i've actually finished in more than two months, all thanks to you (sorry it took a while) HERES TO DRAWING AGAIN, HOPE YOU LIKE IT

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Albert Anker (1831-1910) "Knitting girl watching the toddler in the cradle" (1885) Oil on canvas Currently in a private collection

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"To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty; To find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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oh how the gentle wind beckons through the leaves

bata (small one dressed as greg) belongs to @linkedin-corp

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Summaries under the cut

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.

By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.

But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.

The Giver by Lois Lowry

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War.

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter.

The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini

When Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest, he thinks it is the lucky discovery of a poor farm boy; perhaps it will buy his family meat for the winter. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.

Overnight his simple life is shattered, and he is thrust into a perilous new world of destiny, magic, and power. With only an ancient sword and the advice of an old storyteller for guidance, Eragon and the fledgling dragon must navigate the dangerous terrain and dark enemies of an Empire ruled by a king whose evil knows no bounds.

His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal--including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world.

Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want--but what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.

When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.

Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.

Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.

Everything is going to change.

Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying.

Remember. Survive. Run.

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive.

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Mary Lennox, a spoiled, ill-tempered, and unhealthy child, comes to live with her reclusive uncle in Misselthwaite Manor on England’s Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There she meets a hearty housekeeper and her spirited brother, a dour gardener, a cheerful robin, and her wilful, hysterical, and sickly cousin, Master Colin, whose wails she hears echoing through the house at night.

With the help of the robin, Mary finds the door to a secret garden, neglected and hidden for years. When she decides to restore the garden in secret, the story becomes a charming journey into the places of the heart, where faith restores health, flowers refresh the spirit, and the magic of the garden, coming to life anew, brings health to Colin and happiness to Mary.

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The wonder of the Internet is that someone will eventually create Sanders Sides again

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The Secret Garden 🌹

Mary finds the door to the secret garden with the help of the little robin!

Based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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🐞 🌱 🥕 🪱 ✨ // garden & rainbow: prompt 9/10 for bring on spring art, a little late! gouache on hot press paper.

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