Saturn is becoming a community hub for fresh produce!
This Spring, take home a fruit tree, pick up local organic produce, help build the Saturn Edible Garden, and learn how to grow your own victory garden ... all at Saturn Street Elementary School!
Saturn Fruit Tree Fair
Sunday, January 24, 2010
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Join us for a celebration of trees and they fruit they bear! Celebrate Tu b’Shevat, the Jewish New Year for Trees, with Temple Beth Am, TreePeople and the Saturn Street Elementary community.
- Learn about the planting and care of fruit trees.
- Taste fruits and nuts at a Tu b’Shevat seder.
- Learn about the nutritional value of fresh fruit.
- Adopt a fruit tree, in a pot or ready to be planted in your garden or yard*.
* First pick of fruit trees is being offered to families of Saturn students.
Buy Organic Produce From Local Farmers
Starting Wednesday, January 27, South Central Farmers’ Cooperative will deliver boxes of fresh, seasonal, organic produce to Saturn Street Elementary School.
Program participants will receive a box of produce every other week for ten weeks starting January 27. Each box contains a bushel of produce – enough to feed a family of four for one week or a single/couple for two weeks. Register Now
Delivery on Wednesdays: Jan. 27, Feb. 10, Feb. 24, Mar. 10, and Mar. 24
Boxes can be claimed from 12:30pm - 4:30pm at the Saturn Street entrance
Unclaimed boxes will be donated to the Nutrition Network’s classroom programs
Program Cost: $100 for five boxes over ten weeks
Each box contains $20-$25 worth of product, and South Central Farms has generously agreed to donate 25% of the proceeds to support Saturn!
Register NowTell your friends and neighbors – the program is open to everyone!
Saturn Edible Garden
Saturn recently won a Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant to fund the creation of the Saturn Edible Garden! The $4,500 grant will pay for irrigation, tools, wheelbarrows and curriculum. Construction will begin in February pending funding for asphalt removal. Look for volunteer work days this Spring!
Victory Garden Classes
UC Cooperative Extension has selected Saturn's new Edible Garden as the site of a four-week Victory Garden class taught by Master Gardener George Pessin. The weekend classes, open to everyone in the community, will take place throughout the month of April, 2010. Stay tuned for more details.
