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By Miriam Raftery
November 8, 2011 (La Mesa) – “Can you remember the first time you ate a garden fresh tomato?” asks Debi Byrd, science teacher at Helix Charter High School. “Many students in my class have never had this opportunity."
Byrd seeks donations of gardening tools and composting to make a community garden at Helix become a reality. Students will work with community members to grow fresh produce that will benefit the entire community.
The teacher has set up a Donor’s Choose fundraising page at http://www.donorschoose.org/we-teach/198343.-1345208230 for the Helix community garden project. To date, she has raised $567 and needs an additional $317 to purchase the items needed.
“During these difficult and uncertain economic times, what better way to provide security and contentment by planting a community garden,” Byrd concludes. “This project will give hope and opportunity to many students and volunteers as they work towards a common goal, growing healthy, nutritious food in a place that is close to home. Not only will the garden provide a platform for health, but it will also provide a sense of community as we all work together for a better future.”
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