Cloud 9 Community Farms: Difference between revisions

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Cultivating Sustainable Communities

Cloud 9 fosters leadership, resilience, and environmental stewardship through youth and community-led food and garden programs. We cultivate sustainable communities where people of all ages grow, learn, and share.

Cloud 9 partners with organizations and buildings to design, build, and support the growth of community-led gardens and farms in Philadelphia.

Cloud 9 offers community-led design facilitation, project management, training, and community programs.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's Who We Are, What We Do page.

Info

Facebook: @cloud9communityfarms
Volunteer: Get Involved

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-http://www.urbanstead.org
+<big>{{toplink|url=https://www.cloud9communityfarms.org/|name=cloud9communityfarms.org}}</big>[[File:Cloud9CommunityFarms.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Cloud 9 Community Farms homepage photo.]]
+<big>&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;''Cultivating Sustainable Communities''</big>
-'''Urbanstead is dedicated to empowering our neighborhoods with the knowledge and skills to effect change toward more sustainable communities in Philadelphia and Camden. We believe that growing our own food is freedom. We believe that anyone who wants fresh food should have access to it at little to no cost regardless of location, income, gender and culture. We believe that by uniting our community, we can achieve food security.'''
+'''Cloud 9 fosters leadership, resilience, and environmental stewardship through youth and community-led food and garden programs'''. We cultivate sustainable communities where people of all ages grow, learn, and share.
-=== Youth Plots ===
+Cloud 9 partners with organizations and buildings to design, build, and support the growth of community-led gardens and farms in Philadelphia.
-<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 14px; white-space: normal; font-size: 10px; ">Urbanstead believes reaching out to the youth in our community is one of the most important steps for guaranteeing a future of healthy eating and sustainability. We view our community farms as a “safe space” for young people to to come learn, work, and develop the life skills necessary for a successful future.</span>
+Cloud 9 offers community-led design facilitation, project management, training, and community programs.
-Our program, Youth Plots, partners with local youth organizations in the community with a specific emphasis on at-risk youth. Youth Plots trains young people in urban farming techniques through a hands on experience in the gardens.
+''Note:''&ensp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [https://www.cloud9communityfarms.org/who-we-are-what-we-do Who We Are, What We Do] page.
-=== OUR CURRENT NEEDS:  ===
+==Info==
+*Facebook:&ensp;[https://www.facebook.com/cloud9communityfarms @cloud9communityfarms]
+*Volunteer:&emsp;[https://www.cloud9communityfarms.org/get-involved Get Involved]
-*Partnerships with Youth and Community Organizations in Philadelphia and Camden
+== See Also ==
-*Containers that are safe for planting vegetables.
+*[[Sally's Links]]
-*Garden Tools such as shovels, hoes, rakes, pruning shears, trowels, gloves etc. We accept used or new donations!
-*Soil, seeds, starter plants and compost.
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+[[Category:Issue-Gardening]] [[Category:Issue-Youth_Development]]
+[[Category:Serves-Children_and_Youth]] [[Category:Issue-Community_Gardening]]  [[Category:Serves-Youth]]
+[[Category:Teaches-Gardening]]
+[[Category:Using-Volunteers]]
+[[Category:Where-Belmont]]
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