MyLAgarden
H.O.P.E. Outreach & Senator Katrina Jackson Presents MyLAgarden
Individuals and families can grow gardens in a wide variety of ways and approaches. These approaches can be as simple as leveraging a simple flower pot (hanging, grounded), garden container, or dedicating a portion of the family’s backyard to supporting community gardens. Home gardens can provide many social, economic, environmental, and community benefits.
Opportunity
In response to the potential opportunities, H.O.P.E. Outreach along with Senator Katrina Jackson have developed MyLAgardens. MyLAGarden is a program that combines education along with practical gardening experience in Concordia, East Carrol, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, and Tensas parishes. The program will include the expansion, development, and support for gardeners by providing garden boxes (4’x4’ and 4’x8’) for homeowners and support for personal gardens.
Benefits
· Personal reward and enjoyment of gardening
· Provide access to fresh produce
· Serve as a hobby
· Contribute to healthier eating
· Contribute to moderate physical exercise
· Reduce budget spent on produce
· Provide fresh produce
· Provide an avenue to experiment with homegrown spices
· Serve as a stress reliever and potentially improve mental health
· Serve as an avenue of personal satisfaction and accomplishments
· Serves as a family project to create a stronger family unit
· Help develop life lessons such as risk, work, and reward
· Teach patience
· Serves as a teamwork initiative
· Teach the science of Horticulture
