City Sprouts facts for kids
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| Purpose | Community Garden |
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| Location | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Founded | 1995 |
| http://www.omahasprouts.org | |
City Sprouts is a special place in Omaha, Nebraska, where people grow food together. It's like a big community garden and a farm right in the city! City Sprouts also teaches people about gardening and healthy living.
This amazing place started in 1995. That makes it the oldest community garden in Omaha. City Sprouts is a "not-for-profit" group. This means they use all the money they get to help the community, not to make a profit for owners.
What Does City Sprouts Do?
City Sprouts has some important goals:
- To help people get fresh, healthy food grown right in their neighborhood.
- To give young people a chance to learn important job skills through gardening.
- To teach everyone in the community about healthy eating and living.
- To bring people together and make the neighborhood stronger.
By working in the garden, students learn many useful skills for future jobs. The person in charge of City Sprouts is Roxanne Williams.
Fun Events and Learning
City Sprouts often has exciting events and workshops at its Learning Center. You can take classes on many cool topics, like:
- Permaculture: This is a way of gardening that works with nature to create a healthy, long-lasting garden. It's all about being kind to the Earth!
- Canning and Preserving: Learn how to keep fruits and vegetables fresh for a long time. This means you can enjoy tasty food even when it's not harvest season.
One of the biggest events each year is a special party called a Gala. This event helps raise money for City Sprouts and is often held at Lauritzen Gardens.
