2016 Leadership Sarasota County Class Holds Ribbon-Cutting for Enhanced Organic Garden
Coconut Telegraph
SRQ DAILY
SATURDAY APR 9, 2016 |
The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Leadership Sarasota County class is holding a ribbon-cutting event to reveal the enhanced Academy Farms organic-certified garden, maintained by Easter Seals Southwest Florida. The unveiling is scheduled for Friday, April 22 on Earth Day at 10 am at Easter Seals Southwest Florida’s 350 Braden Ave. campus in Sarasota. Guests will receive a fresh sample from the garden and see the improvements made by the 2016 class for their project – dubbed Academy Farms: Project Grow! The Leadership Sarasota County group added to the three existing hoop houses, installed concrete walkways to allow for easier wheelchair access, transported garden and compost areas and provided outdoor wash stations. During the four-month project, several generous donations were received. Donors included USA Fence Co., Lowe’s Fruitville Road, Irrigation Design, Cemex, Gator Plumbing and Yonker’s Tractor Service. Academy Farms’ herbs are sold to local restaurants, including Arts & Eats, Melange, Eat Here, Beach Bistro and Jack Dusty at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. All proceeds from the purchase benefit the mission of Academy Farms, which is to combine teaching necessary life skills with revenue generation.
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