As Mariko mentioned, last week our class hosted Teresa Mares. One item that resonated in my mind as Mares conducted her presentation was the impact that older family member's were having on children in palces such as the Marra Farm.
Work in a garden teaches children the value of growing food. In turn, it's considered that this action contributes to children wanting to eat fruits and vegetables more readily.
Furthermore, I feel that children are able to reevaluate their role in society, whether they are able to recognize this impact or not. In other words, children are able to in a sense work with the earth to produce. For inner city children, being out in a garden environment allows them to cultivate a relationship with land that would not be possible if these children were secluded to run down playgrounds surrounded by concrete spaces.
Finally, I hope that children such as the ones in the video below are able to retain the lessons they've learned in their NY garden and implement them in their life and continue to perhaps contribute to a sense of future intergenerational equality.
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Hopefully, not only will it improve the quality of life for inner-city children of lower socio-economic standing, but help to preserve traditional ecological knowledge systems that would otherwise fade in their concrete environment.
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