City School Children in 1917 Keep in Touch with Nature
The above photo, courtesy of the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center and the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, shows children of the Dilworth School, in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, working in their school gardens. The above photo was taken in 1917 and offers this bit of information, "Back to the farm programs kept urban students in touch with their roots."
Today, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's Community Garden program has benefited from volunteers between the ages of 8 to 80 at 177 sites in 20 counties. Volunteers work an average of five hours with other members of their community:
- punching holes
- planting flowers
- placing irrigation tape and
- mulching.
If you would like more information about volunteering to help plant a community garden this year, contact Marianne Cola at 412-586-2324 or e-mail her at mcola@paconserve.org. You're never too old or too young.
Community gardens and greening projects can be seen in major urban and suburban communities, in small neighborhoods, in business districts and schools as well as along highways. No two are alike and many reflect the personality of the community.
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