Concert Will Raise Funds for CCS Garden Programming
By SARAH ROBERTSCOOPERSTOWN
On Sunday, June 8, a benefit concert by the duo “Cello, World” will be held at The Otesaga Resort Hotel to raise money in support of Cooperstown Central School’s Kid Garden. The following Monday, June 9, a free encore will be performed for students at the school.
The goals of the Kid Garden are:
- To design, implement and sustain a complete year-round garden-based curriculum for K-6 students to supplement classroom learning in all subject areas.
- To provide each member of the Cooperstown School community access to an engaging, interactive and highly collaborative nature-based learning environment.
- To implement the 12 guiding permaculture principles within CCSD, thereby building community resilience, establishing food security and expanding our collective knowledge of the land right underneath our feet.
“The garden offers hands-on skills for both students and teachers,” said Shelby MacLeish, Kid Garden coordinator. “While some students have their own gardens at home, many do not. Most have never tasted raw spinach, lettuce or herbs before. Just last week, a student mentioned how surprising it was that he liked spinach and kept going back for more. He was the same student who fell in love with dill last year.
