Farm to School BC: 4-H Partnership Opportunity

[Megan Viszlai]

                                                                                                                                                                           

F2SBC 4-H BC Partnership Opportunity                 

                                                                                                                                                                            

Farm to School BC is working with 4-H BC to pilot a 4-H Gardening Club in the Vancouver Region. We're looking for teachers, parents, local farm or garden sites, and community organizations to collaborate with for a club starting in August or September! Specifically, we're looking for:

• Adult volunteers:
  • Ideally educators or parents in the community, volunteers will be co-leading with the F2SBC Community Animator for the first several months. If a teacher or parent has an interest or experience in gardening, that's even better (but not a prerequisite)!
• Host location with space to garden:
  • Space for the club to regularly meet, as well as for members to plant and maintain their garden projects. A school, community center, or urban farm with a growing space of at least 2m x 2m would be ideal, but is flexible. 
• Club members:
  • To be eligible for 4-H membership a youth must be between the ages of 6-21, with this program potentially welcoming members ages 9 to 19. If you know of youth who may be interested, please let me know, as member interest could help determine the target location of the 4-H Gardening Club.

4-H is a program designed to support youth development through hands-on, community-based learning. Find more information in these short videos:

• 1-and-a-half minute video about 4-H BC Gardening Projects
• 4-minute video talking about 4-H programs

Please reach out if there are any questions I can answer or if you'd like to find a time to chat about getting involved, and feel free to share this information with those in your network who may be excited about the opportunity!

Warmly,

Megan Viszlai (she/her) Vancouver Region Community Animator, Farm to School BC  a program of the Public Health Association of BC (250) 308-8550 vancouv...@farmtoschoolbc.ca  www.farmtoschoolbc.ca

I am grateful to live and work on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), Líl̓wat (Lil'wat), St'át'imc and shíshálh (Sechelt) Nations.