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Hope is Good
Hope is Good
(And sometimes as important as food.)
Sunflowers are a symbol of hope.
Sunflowers are a symbol of hope.
Sunflowers make a flower, even in a drought,
even when they are crowded together, or far apart.
Let's get you some seeds.
Let's get you some seeds.
Brooks Memorial Library and Building a Positive Community in Brattleboro, are working to distribute seeds to people who would like to have some hope growing, wherever they are. You can now get sunflowers from the library, with curbside pickup. Paper envelopes of sunflower seeds can be found at the tiny libraries on Spruce Street, Coombs Street, and near the Oak Grove School. If they run out, let us know.
This project was inspired by the yearly, glorious sunflowers that grew in front of Mark and Griff Goehring's house at the corner of Oak and Chapin.
Growing sunflowers is easy.
Growing sunflowers is easy.
Dig up the soil, poke a hole, drop in a seed, and water it at planting time. Compared to most plants, they are ridiculously easy to grow, and to get satisfaction from. But, it's always best to plant a bunch, so as to be sure to get the beauty and hope growing on your street.
NOTE: The highway department has asked us to NOT plant them too close to the road, because sunflowers can block the view of traffic.
Oak Grove School has a fence around the play ground and school garden area. It's locked, but parents and kids are invited to plant sunflowers along the outside of that fence. We can't plant at the same time, but we can plant at the same place.
The school gardens will eventually be open for growing vegetables, but sunflowers can go into the soil in front of the Oak Grove Fence, now. For more information about the school gardens contact Tara Gordon at tgordon@wsesdvt.org
Look for seeds in the tiny library near the school.
If you live in Brattleboro, Vermont, ( or, anywhere near Brattleboro) and would like seeds to plant, or would like to help distribute seeds in your neighborhood, contact Courtney Carey at courtney@brookslibraryvt.org or Rolf Parker at rolf.bapc@gmail.com, and put "Sunflower" in the subject line.
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PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON GARDENING
PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON GARDENING
Edible Brattleboro: "Grow Food Everywhere For Everyone" ediblebrattleboro@gmail.com
Food Connects: "Farm to School, Local Food Hub, and Catalyst for Change" https://www.foodconnects.org/
Garden Coordinator for Green Street and Oak Grove schools: tgordon@wsesdvt.org
Gardening Connections In the Brattleboro Area https://www.facebook.com/groups/560674614664849/?fref=nf
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