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Easter “Egg-stravaganza” Draws hundreds at Admiral’s Pointe Admirals Pointe held their Annual Easter Egg event on Saturday, March 31st. Over 525 kids & parents attended to enjoy an afternoon filled with a visit & Complimentary picture with the Easter Bunny, full baskets, prizes, games, crafts, balloons, & refreshments. The weather was perfect, the turnout phenomenal and energy high. Residents, staff, & volunteers worked filling over 5000 eggs for this event. One hundred of those eggs
held a ticket that when found allowed that person to pick out a very nice prize. Lisa Hudson, Activity Director stated, “I would like to thank our amazing staff and the Huron High School Honor Society for volunteering to help with this event. “Every year we try to do more and make our events bigger, it’s really a wonderful feeling to have so much support and to be a part of such an awesome community.” Hope to see you all next year!!!
Around Town Page 2 TLC Teens Meet the “Goodwill Give Challenge” ---------------Teen Leaderships Corps recently concluded pact on somebody’s life in our community. students. The TLC program is currently being its fourth annual “Give Challenge” donation Our thanks to the Teen Leadership Corps for implemented in 17 high schools in 7 counties Milestones/ drive benefitting Goodwill Industries. Dona- an outstanding effort,” said Kathy Leak, Good- in Northern Ohio. were collected throughout March at par- will’s Director of Retail. Church Chat tions ticipating area high schools for Goodwill. “We love organizing Proceeds from the sale of donated items in the drive for Goodwill Goodwill stores support jobs and job train- each year,” said Mary Ann Page 3 ing for local residents with disabilities and Creamer, Executive Direcother employment challenges. This year, the tor of TLC, “and as the ---------------Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Cavaliers students learn more about partnered with Teen Leadership Corps to help Goodwill’s mission and the Library/ promote the drive. Each student/family that people Goodwill serves, 4 bags of clothing received a ticket for they become even more extheir choice of an Indians or CAVS game. cited about the drive.” Parks & Rec donated “Teen Leadership Corps’ students collected Teen Leadership Corps, 2,000 bags of donations. Approximately 4 bags a non-profit agency, was Page 4 of donated goods provides a Goodwill job for established in 2007 to proone person for one day. The TLC donation mote leadership training ---------------drive will provide employment for two area and community service residents for an entire year. That’s a big im- among area high school Schools Page 5 Mulberry Creek Herb Farm ---------------Announces New CSA Program Sports antee that Mother Nature will cooperate with the farmer on Saturday mornings. The first scheduled class will be B L Y Since 1995, Mark and in his endeavors. Hence, you might not get exactly what held on May 5 at 11 AM. The topic of this class will be Page 6 Karen Langan, own- you anticipated. Alternately, you might get more than ex- salads and salad dressings. In addition, e-newsletters will highlight upcoming offerings, as well as contain relevant of Mulberry Creek pected. ---------------- ers This year, the CSA program at Mulberry Creek has a recipes. Also on Saturday mornings, Mulberry Creek will Herb Farm (3312 BoRoad), have pro- variety of organically-grown options including common have for sale any surplus produce. Classifieds gart Both Karen Langan and Louise Retzer, whom Langan vided their customers items like asparagus, cucumbers, and tomatoes and other with extensive options less common items like pak choy and collard greens. If you hired to help orchestrate the CSA program, are excited for organically-grown choose to participate in the program, Mulberry Creek will about the program and are encouraged by the overwhelmPage 6 herbs, miniature pe- provide you with approximately 10 varieties of seasonal- ing response they have had so far. Langan’s enthusiasm y
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rennials, and vegetable plants. As a means of diversifying their small family farm, Mulberry Creek is now offering local residents the opportunity to participate in their new Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. In their most basic sense, CSA programs provide a direct link between a farm, the farmer, and the consumer. According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s web site, “Community Supported Agriculture consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes, either legally or spiritually, the community’s farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support and sharing the risks and benefits of food production.” The benefits of a CSA program are numerous for both the farmer and the consumer. Farmers are guaranteed payment for their crop and their hard work. Consumers have the benefit of knowing exactly where their food is grown and form a close connection with the farmer. Nonetheless, there is some risk, or shared risk, associated with this type of program. Payment for the crops is expected at the beginning of the designated growing period, and there is no guarCarol's
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ly-available vegetables, fruits, and herbs each week. The cost for the program is broken down depending upon how many people you want to feed. For one person, the cost is $15 per week, two people is $25 per week, and a family of four is $40 per week. The family option includes a dozen eggs that were laid by the resident, freerange chickens. Payment for the first 12-week session is expected at time of inception into the program. Produce will be harvested on Mondays and Wednesdays, and pick-up will be on either Tuesday or Thursday. In an effort to educate the participants in the CSA program, as well as the general public, on how to use the produce that is grown at Mulberry Creek, free cooking classes will be offered periodically
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was apparent when she stated “This (CSA) program is the closest thing to my heart, more so than the herbs. I have always grown food for my family and have always wanted to educate people about it.” Mulberry Creek’s CSA program begins on May 8, and the deadline for participating in this year’s program is Saturday, April 14. For more information, call 419-4336126 or visit www.mulberrycreek. com. NOTE: The Chef ’s Garden, also in Huron, offers a CSA program as well. Their program works much in the same way as Mulberry Creek’s, except you can sign up for the program online and you have the option of having your produce delivered to your home. More information can be found at www. farmerjonesfarm.com.
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