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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 3A Students learn to love their veggies — by planting them Consult a PROFESSIONAL Summer camp students help design, prepare garden By KATHERINE LACAZE EO Media Group S i o . ‘It tastes good!’ At the close of the camp sea- son, campers were treated to a cooking demonstration by Jon- athan Hoffman, a private chef from Cannon Beach and the owner of Dough Dough Whole- sale Bakery. Hoffman talked to the stu- s t can Sisters Q: How Olive & Nut Co. O l i v e a n d N u e r s t C SEASIDE — A group of el- ementary-schoolers played a big role in promoting healthy eating habits this summer. The kids helped design and plant a local garden before celebrating their efforts with an all-veggie picnic. “It’s actually good!” one stu- dent exclaimed between bites. At the Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District’s summer camp, about ¿rst- through ¿fth-grade students Moined in designing the new Sunny Pool Community Garden at Seaside Heights Elementary School. “This will be an enchanting invitation to come in here and discover this growing place,” local Master Gardener Mary Blake said. Blake and fellow Master Gardener Barb Hassan vol- unteered to teach a class each Thursday morning during summer camp. The class was a collaboration between the Friends of Clatsop County Community Gardens, the rec- reation district, the Oregon State University Extension Service’s Master Gardeners and Seaside School District 10. At the beginning of the ses- sion, students used sidewalk chalk to imagine and visualize the space, said Ryan Stanley, the district’s recreation director. The students drew their favorite veg- etable or fruit on blacktop near the school. Blake and Hassan helped them determine the best way to arrange the plants to capitalize on sun and shade. “They really got quite thoughtful about it,” Blake said. Designed for elementary school children, the garden will also be accessible to students with disabilities. Blake said she often sees a shift in students’ relationship to food once they “take own- ership.” They develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of nutritional value and quality. Katherine Lacaze/EO Media Group Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District Summer Camp student Amelia Ferraro signs her name on a post at the new community garden at Seaside Heights Elementary School while fellow campers Kiana Thornburg and Aiden Routh look on. The summer camp fea- tured a weekly garden class on Wednesday mornings. When it’s time to entertain, Sisters Olive & Nut Co. has you covered. 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Hoffman advocated using lo- cal and seasonal products to cut down on the economic and envi- ronmental costs of growing and transporting foods out of season. “It doesn’t have to come from somewhere else,” he said. “My main focus is to try to be as local as possible.” Using produce plucked from the Sunny Pool Community Garden, he served a vegetari- an stir-fry and coleslaw using homemade mayonnaise. Then it was time for a tast- ing. At ¿rst, students were wary of the predominately veggie snacks. That tune was quick to change. A student who had pre- viously voiced his hatred of veg- etables thoroughly enMoyed his cole slaw and stir-fried vegeta- bles. When asked why he liked the food so much, he answered, “Because it tastes good!” After lunch, students used permanent markers to sign their names on the posts at the gar- den — a tribute to their effort in starting a trend at the school, Blake said. The proMect will now be passed on to a Seaside High School senior for his Paci¿ca ProMect during the fall and win- ter. Looking ahead Posts now line the perime- ter of the garden, located on the south side of the campus, and fencing, boxes and soil will be put in next. The goal, Blake said, is to have the garden completed by spring in time for planting. Teachers may then decide to incorporate the garden into their classes. Any food harvested will go to students and their families. The South Clatsop County Food Bank will receive any excess, Blake said. The recreation district is Katherine Lacaze/EO Media Group Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District Sum- mer Camp student Chance McKeown signs his name on a post at the new com- munity garden at Seaside Heights Elementary School while fellow camper Diego Mendez waits his turn while eating an apple. funding the initial startup for the school garden, but Blake antici- pates they will seek small grants from other local organizations, like the Rotary Club of Seaside and the Kiwanis Club of Sea- side. Blake said she hopes the school’s garden will provide a new opportunity for local chil- dren to learn about health and nutrition and bene¿t from their labor. “This is really important work,” she said. All of these aspects — fos- tering community gardens, buy- ing local products and support- ing local farmers — contribute to sustainability and economic vitality in the area, Blake said. “I think we can really make a difference,” she said. 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