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Poison Free to Expand Environmental Awareness Initiative by 400%

November 23, 2009

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The Growing Roots Community Garden , an  Environmental Awareness Initiative was kicked off in the  spring  of 2009 with a ground breaking ceremony at Morado Dwellings in Beaver Falls, PA, where we installed our first Poison Free Organic Garden.  This project was made possible through collaboration with the Housing Authority of the County of Beaver (HACB) and the Transitions Program. The program was such and overwhelming success that the HACB has asked us to expand our program by 400% in 2010.

What is the the Growing Roots Community Garden?

Poison Free is working in conjunction with various community organizations  to provide organic community gardens or urban farming initiatives that will provide fresh organic produce and healthier eating habits in Beaver County. We will be breaking ground, planting crops, rerouting rain collection drainage to the garden in different housing developments, and most importantly working beside and training residents how to care for the organic garden and make it successful!

Classes are available pertaining to this program.

Poison Free Project Green will hold multiple instructional camps this summer for CCBC and the Prevention Network.  Some of the topics included basic ecology, carbon footprints, alternative energy, green architecture, sustainability, recycling, gardening, organic products and local history.

Would you like to learn more about this nonprofit organization, and perhaps help or support this project? 

If so, please visit our website at http://www.poisonfree.org/

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Growing Roots Community Garden

May 20, 2009

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POISONFREE.ORG  a nonprofit organization located in Beaver County, PA would like you to take a moment to view our latest slide show on the Poison Free website to see the expressions of the image1children involved in our Growing Roots Community Garden. 

On May 2nd 2009 Poison Free broke ground on the Growing Roots Community Garden thanks to sponsorships from Frontline Initiative, Inc., The Housing Authority of the County of Beaver, The Prevention Network, Transitions Program, Ferguson’s, and The Home Depot.

 

We are very excited to work with the residents of Morado Dwellings to ensure the success of our first organic garden installation.   This garden will provide organic produce to the residents that volunteer time to the project and Poison Free will be providing educational seminars bi-weekly to all interested individuals within the community.  We hope you will take a look and see how Poison Free and Frontline Initiative, Inc. are making a real difference in the community. 

http://www.poisonfree.org/programs/green-program-sustainable.html

 

 

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