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Spring 2024- activation of phase 1, includes the entire Old Second Ward, and extends south to Hist. Pleasant Street, Cherry Street to the north, and all contiguous alleys and cross streets from 5th to 19th. Cherry, Hannibal, Division, Mulberry, Vine, Walnut, Hist. Pleasant, and Pleasant Street as the primary boundaries included in the Historic Mill District. Flowering Cherry Trees - Homeowners are encouraged to plant specific varieties of flowering Cherry Trees which will not only place “Cherry Trees on Cherry Street”, but also in the contiguous corridor which includes Pleasant, Hist. Pleasant, Walnut, Vine, Mulberry, Division, Hannibal, Cherry, and the cross streets and Alleys from 19th street to 5th. Over $2,000 has been specifically donated and earmarked to SERVE NOBLEVILLE this year already to facilitate opportunities for education, and resources for neighbors in this area to plant a flowering Cherry Tree in their front or side yards. As of June of 2023, 15 brand new plantings have occurred. What can you do? Select a variety from the below list and plant a tree, or contact Serve Noblesville for assistance or for a donated tree and planting. Encouraged varieties that are most conducive to central Indiana includes:   Fruit bearing – Montmorency Cherry, Bing Cherry, Stella Cherry Non-fruit bearing- Yoshino Cherry Tree To request a SERVE Noblesville tree planting in your front or side yard, please e-mail oldsecondward@gmail.com Be sure to include your name and address. Of course, if you prefer, you can purchase and plant your own flowering Cherry Tree for you or a neighbor. Serve Village

One of the biggest barriers to changing behaviour of large swathes of the population is ensuring people feel good about the actions they take. Emotions are a key driver in behaviour change. My council have spent a lot of money on a “rewilding” project. As part of that they’ve been giving away free wild flower packets to residents. Which you may notice from my photo mainly consists of grass and a handful of daisies. Now I feel a number of things when I look at these pots. But mainly irritation that I tried hard (I’m a terrible gardener) to grow some grass. It’s also not having the impact I want it to. Because seriously, what is a handful of daisies going to do? I’m also annoyed that my council wasted money on some grass and daisies. Ironically, when it was a Tory council they actually did more for rewilding by building flower beds on large paved areas and filling them with a variety of different flowers that bloom at different times. They even added a herb garden by the butchers. Which is pure genius I have to say. One of my favourite sayings come from the DEI space; “impact over intent”. Imagine if these seedlings had created something beautiful? Had instilled confidence in someone’s gardening ability? Made them feel good? Works the same in all areas of life when we want someone to do something. It’s why charity shops are so popular. People feel like they’ve got a bargain, and they’re doing something good with their money / old things. It’s that feel good factor. #ConsumerBehaviour #ClimateChange #BehaviourChange

Four County Mental Health Center, Inc. Crisis Garden outside our Crisis Diversion Services (CDS) building is underway for 2024!! We are super excited about this project as we saw great success with it as a treatment tool last year with patients who came to CDS for support. The best part, they got to benefit from their labor by taking the produce home. This year we expanded the size and took it to the next level. We will be bringing the element of psychosocial education by offering groups in which we have community partners teach how to make various vegetable dishes (salsa, salads, etc.) from the produce. Many Four County employees donated items along with monetary donations to make this expansion possible and we are grateful. The idea was brought to life last year by our Crisis Therapist Blair Millemon as a place for our patients in our Crisis Diversion Unit to go, enjoy some gardening, and learn about healthy options for fruit and vegetables. Gardening lightens the mood, lowers levels of stress and anxiety, and also gives a little purpose and joy when the produce is ready for harvesting. The beans, corn, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, and potatoes have found themselves in the ground. Still to come cucumbers, squash, zucchini, and jalapenos. #CrisisGarden #GardeningBenefits #BenefitsOfGardening #BenefitsOfAGarden #Gardening #HomegrownProduce #HomegrownFruit #HomegrownVegetables #EatingHealthy #HealthyEating #StressRelief #Relaxation #BehavioralHealth #BehavioralHealthMatters #IntegratedCare #IntegratedBehavioralHealth #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #Wellness #ComprehensiveHealth #ComprehensiveCare #ComprehensiveHealthcare #IntegratedHealthcare #YourHealthOurCommitment #WereHereForYou #HelpingMakeLifeBetter

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Feeling Good About Doing Good There’s something truly magical about nurturing a garden. The act of planting tomatoes or cukes (or anything else), tending to the plants, and eventually harvesting produce brings an immense sense of satisfaction. For many gardeners, this experience goes beyond personal joy and becomes an opportunity to make a tangible difference in their communities. Donating your surplus garden produce through AmpleHarvest.org is a powerful way to share this bounty, benefiting both the gardener and the community....(read more below) https://lnkd.in/eCTksamr

My little children remained at the window. I was still trying to decide what to do with them. The situation was the same. One of the plants was growing while the other looked almost dead. Someone recommended me to ask my neighbor, a skilled and successful gardener, for advise and help. He has a beautiful and magnificent green house in his backyard where plants of many shapes and colors are growing and having a healthy and productive life. When I asked him for help he said: - Were the seeds part of a present?- he did not wait for an answer- those are bad seeds- he said- I use only selected seeds who are a guarantee for growing. Your possibilities are really limited if you use seeds of such bad quality- he said. He explained to me that he has a program for selection and the seeds need to pass a series of tests before they can be used to grow in the greenhouse. He recommended me to dispense the child who stop the growing process. He explain that sometimes, some bad seeds are selected erroneously, and they can work at the beginning, but later they disrupt the environment because their sickness and lack of energy. -I have a reputation to maintain and I do not have time for accommodations or additional support. If you want to be a successful gardener, then, you need to have the best. I recommend you to eliminate those plants, improve your selection process, and promote your program as open but selective, popular but elitist, and resourceful but very expensive- he said. Later, he sent me a request for a monetary donation. -It is for research purposes- he stated at the end.

Hello! My name is Ana, and I am trying to find sponsors for a nonprofit program I am attempting to put together and would love to share the dream and get it off the ground. My Husband (Kristopher) and I are attempting to put together 2 separate programs. The first program is geared towards low income families facing food instability - having gone through this ourselves we started experimenting with Hydroponic gardening. We 3D printed a tower and are starting to grow our own vegetables and fruits. The plan for this program would be to print a "Tower forest" and give classes to low income families on how to start the process for Hydroponics Gardening and for them to have nutritious foods to feed their kids while having more nutrition value then store bought vegetables and the satisfaction of not only saving money but also being able to learn a new skill they can use even in a apartment or smaller spaced homes. And to run the system for less than $15 a month. The second program will take more time to put together but the idea is basically a commune/shelter for Victims of DV/SA/unsafe environments , and Homeless families- specifically geared more towards women and children ( I am hearing more and more from moms leaving their spouses or partners and ending up living in their cars or on the streets with their kids then any other dynamic unfortunately.) The dream is to get to start about 5-10 acres of land, and to start teaching homesteading while providing a roof over their heads, food in their bellies and something to do with their hands- there will be a community garden which will provide the veggies, herbs and such for the kitchen (they would also be getting their own plots for their own growing to sell at the farmers market), we would host a farmers market in a allotted area 1x every 1-2 weeks, there will be farm animals as well to provide meats, eggs and teach the importance of farm animals. We would have a large barndamonium for meetings, meals/potlucks and such. I have already found a small business to build small cabins for individuals and families so that everyone has their own spaces. I would also love to involve local Therapists to come in a few times month either for individual or group needs. As well as bringing in the community for things like first Fridays where we would teach a skill to the public or have a few of the live in communees teach a class about something they have a skill in. Really it will be about meeting someone where they are and teaching them new skills to make a living for themselves in a safe environment that is geared towards getting them back on their feet again. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this! Please comment, share and follow for more info as we plan and grow! If you feel like you would like to get involved with this project please send me a message or leave a comment we would love to have you!💜

Learning to build raised beds with pallet wood! And then failing and trying again... :) #diypallet #raisedbeds #homesteading #palletwood #palletwoodprojects #planting #garden #gardening #learning #diy

In the month of October, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation will be focusing on giving back to the community at large. The local AZ Chapter has put together a wealth of opportunities that will only take a moment of your day. How will you be helping out the community next month? #insurance #nonprofitinsurance #IICF #GiveBackDontGiveUpWeAreInThisTogether