{"id":744,"date":"2017-01-03T12:48:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T19:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/?p=744"},"modified":"2017-01-03T12:48:56","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T19:48:56","slug":"offering-thanks-for-the-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/offering-thanks-for-the-seeds","title":{"rendered":"Offering thanks for the Seeds!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enough-for-everyone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-748\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enough-for-everyone-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enough-for-everyone-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enough-for-everyone-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enough-for-everyone-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enough-for-everyone-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enough-for-everyone-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Enough-for-everyone.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>During 2016, School Gardens is proud to have helped students, families,\u00a0volunteers, and other community members plant\u00a0more than 130,000 square feet of space in 17 different gardens!<\/p>\n<p>But here&#8217;s the thing: we couldn&#8217;t have planted anything, or grown beautiful and nourishing produce with (and for) our community <strong>without seeds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fall-2016-kale-bouquet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-749\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fall-2016-kale-bouquet-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fall-2016-kale-bouquet-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fall-2016-kale-bouquet-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fall-2016-kale-bouquet-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fall-2016-kale-bouquet-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fall-2016-kale-bouquet-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fall-2016-kale-bouquet-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fall-2016-kale-bouquet-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Fall-2016-kale-bouquet.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are\u00a0so thankful again this year to\u00a0the farmers, growers, and companies<br \/>\nwho provided us with the ability to grow our gardens during 2016. We count ourselves as tremendously fortunate to witness thousands of students experiencing the magic and wonder of seeds for the first time &#8211; and it is all because of the generosity of the people mentioned below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/A-careful-planting-of-snap-peas-a-kid-favorite.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-745 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/A-careful-planting-of-snap-peas-a-kid-favorite-169x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/A-careful-planting-of-snap-peas-a-kid-favorite-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/A-careful-planting-of-snap-peas-a-kid-favorite-100x178.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/A-careful-planting-of-snap-peas-a-kid-favorite-150x267.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/A-careful-planting-of-snap-peas-a-kid-favorite-200x356.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/A-careful-planting-of-snap-peas-a-kid-favorite.jpg 288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>It is with admiration\u00a0for the beautiful and important work they do, and for their generous giving that we thank these folks:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rareseeds.com\/\">Baker Creek Heirlooms<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.botanicalinterests.com\">Botanical Interests<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bountifulgardens.org\/\">Bountiful Gardens<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Gregs-Gardens-Inc-127630393924138\/\">Greg&#8217;s Gardens<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/irisheyesgardenseeds.com\/\">Irish Eyes Garden Seeds<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnnyseeds.com\/\">Johnny&#8217;s Selected Seeds<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanlilies.com\/\">Our American Roots<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.groworganic.com\/\">Peaceful Valley<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reneesgarden.com\/\">Renee&#8217;s Garden<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seedsavers.org\/\">Seed Savers Exchange<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.territorialseed.com\/\">Territorial Seed Company<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 240px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tsugawanursery.com\/\">Tsugawa Nursery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During 2016, School Gardens is proud to have helped students, families,\u00a0volunteers, and other community members plant\u00a0more than 130,000 square feet of space in 17 different gardens! But here&#8217;s the thing: we couldn&#8217;t have planted anything, or grown beautiful and nourishing<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/offering-thanks-for-the-seeds\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Offering thanks for the Seeds!<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-kind-donations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=744"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":762,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744\/revisions\/762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowercolumbiaschoolgardens.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}