(Photos above include...Commissioner Tim Bubb with Sandy Gartner and Paula McDonald at the entrance to the Junior Gardens on the Saturday Open House Day, Jim Rengert standing beside the Licking County Flag done in annual flowers in the garden, Commissioner Tim Bubb talking to the participants in the 2008 program, and a shot of the beautiful flowers and vegetables in the Junior Garden plots off East Main Street.)
Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb, who serves as Chairman of the County Bicentennial Commission, joined dozens of Junior Gardners and their families, friends and relatives for a Bicentennial/Open House on Saturday July 19th.
Commissioner Bubb commended the Master Gardner Program mentors for their dedication to the program. Looking back 200-years to the founding of Licking County, in 1808, Commissioner Bubb explained that those ancestors made the planting of crops and the harvest their number one priority for survival. By making the County Bicentennial their 2008 gardening theme, he explained that the youth and their mentors were making a connection to the people who settled this County some two centuries ago. Commissioner Bubb offered an insight into this unique program where adults and young people share fun and fellowship, while sharing in the success of the gardening year. Commissioner Bubb observed that the real purpose of such a program is to 'raise' young people to be intelligent well rounded adults, and the raising of plots of vegetables and flowers is simply a reason to bring young people and mentors together for a summer of learning and sharing!
Commissioner Bubb notes a special 'thank you' is due Sandy Gartner and Paula McDonald for their dedication and enthusiasm. Each year they, and the committee, outdo themselves with creative and inspirational gardens and activities that make each Saturday a special occasion. This year they focused on local history and the County Bicentennial, and selected heirloom vegetables that would have grown in pioneer gardens and to native wildlife found in the County some 200-years ago.
The 'Junior' Gardens are located at 771 East Main Street. The Junior Gardner program was begun in 1998 by a group of enthusiastic and dedicated people, and it has provided children the opportunity to experience first hand the satisfying sense of accomplishment that comes from working the soil and growing plants. The program is supported by the Licking County Cooperative Extension Service.
Licking County Commissioner Tim Bubb, who serves as Chairman of the County Bicentennial Commission, joined dozens of Junior Gardners and their families, friends and relatives for a Bicentennial/Open House on Saturday July 19th.
Commissioner Bubb commended the Master Gardner Program mentors for their dedication to the program. Looking back 200-years to the founding of Licking County, in 1808, Commissioner Bubb explained that those ancestors made the planting of crops and the harvest their number one priority for survival. By making the County Bicentennial their 2008 gardening theme, he explained that the youth and their mentors were making a connection to the people who settled this County some two centuries ago. Commissioner Bubb offered an insight into this unique program where adults and young people share fun and fellowship, while sharing in the success of the gardening year. Commissioner Bubb observed that the real purpose of such a program is to 'raise' young people to be intelligent well rounded adults, and the raising of plots of vegetables and flowers is simply a reason to bring young people and mentors together for a summer of learning and sharing!
Commissioner Bubb notes a special 'thank you' is due Sandy Gartner and Paula McDonald for their dedication and enthusiasm. Each year they, and the committee, outdo themselves with creative and inspirational gardens and activities that make each Saturday a special occasion. This year they focused on local history and the County Bicentennial, and selected heirloom vegetables that would have grown in pioneer gardens and to native wildlife found in the County some 200-years ago.
The 'Junior' Gardens are located at 771 East Main Street. The Junior Gardner program was begun in 1998 by a group of enthusiastic and dedicated people, and it has provided children the opportunity to experience first hand the satisfying sense of accomplishment that comes from working the soil and growing plants. The program is supported by the Licking County Cooperative Extension Service.
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