Links We Like - Thomas Jefferson

LIKE the Garden on Facebook! Lots of pictures and garden updates! http://www.facebook.com/TJGarden
Read about the plight of the Monarchs and how the pollinator-friendly plants in the Jefferson Garden help to sustain them! http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/02/09/the-monarch-massacre-nearly-a-billion-butterflies-have-vanished/
The garden’s founding farmers (Girl Scout Troop 557) wrote to the Editor about the importance to save the Jefferson Garden during pending construction plans for a new elementary school. http://www.insidenova.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letter-new-school-would-destroy-tj-garden-in-arlington/article_51ce8f44-7fa6-11e4-b01c-cf5de3998842.html
Our youth gardeners are hungry to help! http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/2014/10/30/bae3d278-5ad0-11e4-bd61-346aee66ba29_story.html
The garden is working its magic! Note, the garden is 6,000 square feet versus 600. Check it out! http://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/September-October-2014/Growth-Experience/
Jefferson’s student journalists report on the garden design plans – making room for outdoor classroom space! /wp-content/uploads/legacy_assets/jefferson/0fcff96d41-jeffpost3.pdf
The Jefferson Garden makes healthy connections! /wp-content/uploads/legacy_assets/jefferson/a0e975440a-Arlington.pdf
Some of Mr. Golden’s 7th grade science students served as citizen scientists to help the U.S. Department of Agriculture study a natural way to eradicate harlequin bugs before they damage precious crops.http://www.ars.usda.gov/pandp/docs.htm?docid=23326
The Jefferson Garden was recognized with a $2,000 grant from the Whole Kids Foundation!http://www.wholekidsfoundation.org/gardengrants.php
One More Page Books is a generous partner, providing support for our Seedfolks Community Read! Check them out at 2200 N. Westmoreland Street, #101, Arlington, VA 22213. http://www.onemorepagebooks.com
Whole Foods is a generous partner to the Jefferson Garden! http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/arlington
Pete’s Apizza is a generous partner of the Jefferson Garden. Remember they offer a 20% daily discount to APS families! http://petesapizza.com/clarendon.html
Jefferson’s Healthy Families Fun Fair and the garden are featured on page 9! http://connectionarchives.com/PDF/2013/020613/Arlington.pdf
Along with the White House Kitchen Garden, the Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, CA was the original inspiration for the Jefferson Garden! http://edibleschoolyard.org/
Article about how school gardens are growing our next generation of leaders – http://www.elevationdcmedia.com/features/schoolgardens_061014.aspx
Article on how best to pitch veggies to kids – http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/08/business/in-pitching-veggies-to-kids-less-is-more.html?ref=nutrition&_r=1
Why bees are important – http://blogs.usda.gov/2014/05/15/see-honeybees-at-work-usda-launches-beewatch/ and http://grist.org/cities/the-secret-life-of-rust-belt-beekeepers/ and http://vimeo.com/47249657
This chapter of the national Slow Food USA movement supports good, clean, and fair food in the greater Richmond area.http://www.slowfoodrva.org/about/
This non-profit advances ecological education in K-12 schools, recognizing that students need to experience and understand how nature sustains life and how to live accordingly.http://www.ecoliteracy.org/
A blog about food, water and energy.http://www.gracelinks.org/blog/
10 tips from USDA’s “My Plate” to help you eat whole grains. /wp-content/uploads/legacy_assets/jefferson/a449ab63ac-DGTipsheet4MakeHalfYourGrainsWhole.pdf
Share Our Strength’s Cooking Matters YouTube Video – Learn to buy delicious, healthy groceries on a budget, in this grocery store tour.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NzV4ZObcH9M
EarthLoom serves individuals and communities by providing hands-on experiences in peace-building based on the process of weaving values and vision (using natural elements found in the surrounding environment) into action. http://www.earthloom.org

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