(Press Release) — Peering closely at their new green onion shoots, NMI Girl Scout members listened to tips on how to produce a healthy garden as part of earning a badge Saturday morning at Hopwood Jr. High School.
Hopwood Jr. High School Career Technical Education instructor Victor Cabrera volunteered to teach a mini-workshop, gave them green onion sprouts to grow and toured the young girl scouts around the school’s farm.
NMI Girl Scout Troop Leader Reina Camacho said this workshop and tour is part of earning “Make the World a Better Place” badge for the local Girl Scout troop and to complete the process, they must also share photos of their green onion sprouts from planting, harvesting and even cooking.
“You can, if you want to, share how you used the green onions in a dish, but mostly, we would like to see how well it grew under your care,” said Camacho.
NMI Girl Scout Kyrie Palec said she really hopes to start her own garden one day and enjoyed learning about different plants and how to grow them.
“They are the future. If they know how to garden, and they know how to grow their own food, or at least just a little bit to supplement what they need, then that means we would be less dependent on what’s being imported,” said Cabrera.
“If you spark that interest at a young age, they’ll grow up with that interest. That’s why I like volunteering for opportunities like these,” he said.
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Career Technical Education instructor Victor Cabrera discusses tips on how to best grow green onion sprouts with NMI Girl Scouts Saturday at Hopwood Jr. High School.
NMI Girl Scouts show their pledges and new plants after a workshop with Career Technical Education instructor Victor Cabrera and NMI Girl Scout Troop Leader Jessy Loomis.
NMI Girl Scouts learn how to measure soil for their seedlings during a workshop Saturday at Hopwood Jr. High School as part of earning a badge.
