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Organic Gardening Non Profit Foundation Donates Vegetable Seeds to
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Several thousand pounds of vegetable seeds have recently been donated to
American Indian families living on reservations in the western United
States, by the Food For Everyone Foundation, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Assistance in the donation and distribution of these valuable vegetable
seeds has been provided by the Humanitarian Department of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, as well as American Indian Services.
(PRWEB) September 6, 2006 -- Several thousand pounds of vegetable seeds
have recently been donated to American Indian families living on
reservations in the western United States, by the Food For Everyone
Foundation, of Salt Lake City, Utah. Assistance in the donation and
distribution of these valuable vegetable seeds has been provided by the
Humanitarian Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, as well as American Indian Services.
Indian families living on the reservations of Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and
New Mexico are in great need of fresh healthy vegetables. They live
great distances from the produce stands and supermarkets from which most
Americans buy their fresh produce. They must struggle to grow food for
their families in the hot dry desert-like conditions prevalent in all of
these states, and often have only marginal success. Soil on the western
United States' Indian reservations is alkaline rocky hard clay on which
almost nothing grows, and the reservations typically receive only a few
inches of rainfall each year, so water is a very precious resource also.
Food For Everyone Foundation's expertise and mission are teaching
high-production sustainable gardening to families everywhere. As
evidence of their success in advancing their humanitarian mission, Mr.
Jim Kennard, Foundation President, cites 78 gardening demonstration and
training projects in 31 countries around the world. "These projects have
blessed the lives of millions of families, while helping them learn to
grow as much as ten times the food they were traditionally able to
produce", according to Mr. Kennard.
Rather than just giving a charitable "handout" of materials, which often
leads to greater dependence, Mr. Kennard has offered the Foundation's
assistance during the next growing season in teaching and training
representatives from the different tribes and reservations to become
Master Mittleider Gardeners. They will then have the skill and
experience to assist their nearby neighbor families to become much
better growers as well.
The gardening methods taught on the foundation's website at
www.foodforeveryone.org promise "a great garden in any soil, and in any
climate." Among the features of this unique world-renowned growing
system are the successful use of even the worst soils without any soil
amendment whatsoever, and the fact that it requires less than ½ the
water of traditional gardening. These features give hope to Indian
families for real success in their vegetable gardens �" often for
the first time ever.
The Mittleider Method of gardening has a history of success in this area
of the country, and even among the Indian people. About 25 years ago,
Dr. Jacob Mittleider himself spent 3 growing seasons in the four corners
area of Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, demonstrating to and
teaching the Navajo people how to grow, on behalf of the Utah Navajo
Development Council.
The gardens Mittleider grew were almost beyond belief, and some people
began using the methods themselves with great success. However, tribal
leaders at that time were fearful that demonstrating the ability to feed
themselves would lead to the loss of their government subsidies, and so
nothing was done to continue the gardens, or encourage people in the
methods.
It is hoped by all concerned that these good people will now be ready
and willing to take responsibility for their own welfare, and use this
opportunity to become self-sufficient in their food production.
No salaries or wages are paid by the foundation, and therefore donations
to the Food For Everyone Foundation are used exclusively for the purpose
of assisting families throughout the world to become more productive
vegetable gardeners. Donations can be made at
www.foodforeveryone.org/giving.
American Indians <http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/9/prweb433017.htm#>
www.prweb.com/releases/2006/9/prweb433017.htm
<http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/9/prweb433017.htm>
Several thousand pounds of vegetable seeds have recently been donated to
American Indian families living on reservations in the western United
States, by the Food For Everyone Foundation, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Assistance in the donation and distribution of these valuable vegetable
seeds has been provided by the Humanitarian Department of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, as well as American Indian Services.
(PRWEB) September 6, 2006 -- Several thousand pounds of vegetable seeds
have recently been donated to American Indian families living on
reservations in the western United States, by the Food For Everyone
Foundation, of Salt Lake City, Utah. Assistance in the donation and
distribution of these valuable vegetable seeds has been provided by the
Humanitarian Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, as well as American Indian Services.
Indian families living on the reservations of Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and
New Mexico are in great need of fresh healthy vegetables. They live
great distances from the produce stands and supermarkets from which most
Americans buy their fresh produce. They must struggle to grow food for
their families in the hot dry desert-like conditions prevalent in all of
these states, and often have only marginal success. Soil on the western
United States' Indian reservations is alkaline rocky hard clay on which
almost nothing grows, and the reservations typically receive only a few
inches of rainfall each year, so water is a very precious resource also.
Food For Everyone Foundation's expertise and mission are teaching
high-production sustainable gardening to families everywhere. As
evidence of their success in advancing their humanitarian mission, Mr.
Jim Kennard, Foundation President, cites 78 gardening demonstration and
training projects in 31 countries around the world. "These projects have
blessed the lives of millions of families, while helping them learn to
grow as much as ten times the food they were traditionally able to
produce", according to Mr. Kennard.
Rather than just giving a charitable "handout" of materials, which often
leads to greater dependence, Mr. Kennard has offered the Foundation's
assistance during the next growing season in teaching and training
representatives from the different tribes and reservations to become
Master Mittleider Gardeners. They will then have the skill and
experience to assist their nearby neighbor families to become much
better growers as well.
The gardening methods taught on the foundation's website at
www.foodforeveryone.org promise "a great garden in any soil, and in any
climate." Among the features of this unique world-renowned growing
system are the successful use of even the worst soils without any soil
amendment whatsoever, and the fact that it requires less than ½ the
water of traditional gardening. These features give hope to Indian
families for real success in their vegetable gardens �" often for
the first time ever.
The Mittleider Method of gardening has a history of success in this area
of the country, and even among the Indian people. About 25 years ago,
Dr. Jacob Mittleider himself spent 3 growing seasons in the four corners
area of Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico, demonstrating to and
teaching the Navajo people how to grow, on behalf of the Utah Navajo
Development Council.
The gardens Mittleider grew were almost beyond belief, and some people
began using the methods themselves with great success. However, tribal
leaders at that time were fearful that demonstrating the ability to feed
themselves would lead to the loss of their government subsidies, and so
nothing was done to continue the gardens, or encourage people in the
methods.
It is hoped by all concerned that these good people will now be ready
and willing to take responsibility for their own welfare, and use this
opportunity to become self-sufficient in their food production.
No salaries or wages are paid by the foundation, and therefore donations
to the Food For Everyone Foundation are used exclusively for the purpose
of assisting families throughout the world to become more productive
vegetable gardeners. Donations can be made at
www.foodforeveryone.org/giving.