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July 15, 2010
The Salvation Army Downtown St. Petersburg Café Garden Project
ST PETERSBURG, FL — A program was recently started in St. Petersburg, Florida at The Salvation Army Chapter aimed at helping participants learn ownership and responsibility by providing them with their own place to plant, nourish, and grow their own vegetables.
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| Garden participant Tim Smith is shown planting his plant in his own personally labeled container pot |
"By tending to and taking care of their garden, they have grown as individuals and have learned to take ownership and responsibility over their plants. In addition, they have gained time to reflect on God and His heart for growing seeds and giving their best harvest to Him first and foremost."
(Taken from the local chapter's Powerpoint Presentation)
Brittany Lotito, Divisional Liaison for Emerging Missions was instrumental in providing these participants the chance at learning lessons of life by planting and growing their own plants when saw the unique possiblities of a Portable Home Garden. She has also been monitoring the activities at LAMP Ministries in Valdosa, Georgia where they recently received a ConAgra grant to install a large custom built unit for the inter-city youth of Valdosta to learn how to grow and maintain their own plants with a Portable Home Garden.
Participants at St. Pete's Garden Café were each given their own space to grow their own plant. They were required to plant, water, and nurture the plant till harvest.
For further information you can contact Brittany at:
Brittany Lotito
Divisional Liaison for Emerging Missions
Mission Department
Florida Divisional Headquarters
Phone: 813-383-5625
