Pictured, is the garden before it was cleared. Provided photo.
It takes a Village to grow a garden! Campers, staff, and volunteers from Lions Camp Badger learned the value of teamwork and cooperation last week when they planted a large vegetable and flower garden.
The camp teamed up with Tioga County’s Cooperative Extension to learn, firsthand, where their food comes from. Community Foods Systems Educator Missy Bidwell guided campers through the process of soil preparation and planting. Local volunteer Ron Crawford offered roto-tilling services.
Several international camp volunteers from the nonprofit youth exchange group AIESEC spent hours weeding and preparing the space. A generous donation of plants from Mountaintop Greenhouse provided the camp with plenty of hardy flowers and vegetable plants.
AIESEC volunteers work to help create usable garden space. Provided photo.
This activity provided a wonderful opportunity for campers to see where their food originates. Additionally, it offered them vocational experiences in the field of horticulture.
Campers enjoyed the planting activities and are now busy maintaining their garden to prepare for the upcoming harvest. They are looking forward to using the vegetables in their camp meals. Any vegetables that ripen after camp will be donated to the local food pantry.
Campers work hard to plant vegetables that they will later harvest and eat. Provided photo.
Lions Camp Badger is a residential summer camp for children and adults with special needs. Located in Spencer, their mission is to help differently able individuals reach full potential through providing educational, vocational, and recreational opportunities. Lions Camp Badger is operated by Empire State Special Needs Experience, Inc., and is a project of the Lions International Multiple District 20 (New York and Bermuda).
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