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Promise of Peace Community Garden: Parent’s Night Out

December 23, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 3 Comments

Promise of Peace Community Garden
Promise of Peace Community Garden, December 2013

I had a fun-filled Saturday night hanging out with a group of cool kids (and adult volunteers!) at Promise of Peace Community Garden. Grace Grits and Gardening & Great Days Farms partnered with Promise of Peace to sponsor its first Parent’s Night Out event at the Imagine Garden located at 1435 San Saba in East Dallas.

Elizabeth Dry, the tireless program coordinator, packed an impressive amount of fun and education into three hours. Before sunset, an excursion into the garden provided time to romp and run. The children sampled broccoli straight from the plant and begged for more…

How often does that happen?

Promise of Peace Community Garden
The kiddos made several garden-themed craft projects including sombreros from newspapers and birdseed feeders from bread and egg. My kind of fun!

Promise of Peace Community Garden

This hands-on evening was filled with purple glitter, snow glue and hot cocoa—what’s not to love?

Promise of Peace Community Garden

The kids learned about garden-to-table principles while enjoying a warming pot of soup for dinner made with kale from the garden. Yum!

Promise of Peace Community Garden

The night wrapped up with story about the importance of doing small acts of kindness for others.

Promise of Peace will hold this Parent’s Night Out event on the second Saturday of each month. To sign up or obtain additional information about Promise of Peace program(s), click HERE. And be sure to “like” the garden on Facebook and follow on Twitter @PromiseofPeace.

kale and white bean soup -Promise of Peace Community Garden

 

Promise of Peace
MISSION STATEMENT

Promise of Peace is a non profit seeking simple solutions for stagnate circumstances in our urban communities. Our presence helps to increase healthy life styles, school success, as well as positive engagement while transforming perspectives.
By providing access to horticultural and environmental education, our participants gain sense of place and respect for their community. Our new initiative, “Plant IT Forward,” a gardens path- will create gardens across Dallas, and beyond!
talya
Grace Grits and Gardening + Great Day Farms
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
“Everything is mended by the soil.” 
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Filed Under: East Dallas, Gardening Tagged With: East Dallas, Promise of Peace Community Garden

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Comments

  1. Bryan Jones says

    December 23, 2013 at 8:31 am

    Okay, this is a cool idea! Great post!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      December 23, 2013 at 11:48 am

      Thanks Bryan – it’s a great place:)

      Reply
  2. Colene says

    December 28, 2013 at 11:33 am

    Great post and such cute pictures of the kiddos in action!

    Reply

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