girl scouts of the colonial coast
For her project, “The
Learning Garden,” her goal was to educate her community about healthy and
affordable food choices. By breaking her project down into three different
areas of focus, she was able to reach all different ages of her community.
She started by partnering with First Baptist Church South
Hill to start a Garden Ministry. She also reached out to the clients of First
Baptist Church South Hill Food Pantry to educate them on healthy and affordable
food options.
Desmone’ was able to overcome obstacles when learning how to
perfect her garden and by adding some fresh soil she was able to yield an
abundance of crops that were donated.
She advocated in the community to encourage people to
contact their congressional representatives and senators to improve food
security for all Americans.
Finally, she taught her fellow Girl Scouts how to do container
gardening with the goal of teaching the local youth how to create their own
mini gardens to help sustain her project.
The work that Desmone’ did helped teach healthy eating
habits to people in the community and gave them different avenues to find healthy
food options.
