On Saturday, July 28th,
three
students from CPTC and our Service-Learning Specialist spent the morning
volunteering at Mother Earth Farm in Puyallup. Our awesome group weeded
and raked potato and Swiss chard beds, as well as readied another patch
of land for planting. It was very exciting
to see the growth of black cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers, and chard
that we planted back in early June! They are nearly ready to be
harvested and distributed to local food banks and meal programs through
Emergency Food Network. Mother Earth Farm is an eight
acre organic farm run almost completely by volunteers that supplies
badly needed fresh produce to the neediest people in our area. You can
find out more about them at http://www.efoodnet.org/get-involved/mother-earth-farm/.
The
mission of the Service-Learning Center is to make Service-Learning an
integral part of the education and life experiences
of CPTC students. This was the only service project scheduled for this
term, but there are always lots of great opportunities for volunteering
in the community. Got an idea for a service project this Fall? Let us
know!
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