Welcome to Digging In!

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Harvesting carrots and beets from the Alder Street Garden
The mission of the Digging In program is to provide experiential education opportunities to the youth of Plumas County in the areas of agricultural sustainability, local food systems and healthy lifestyles.

Fun garden lessons provide kids with an understanding of the interconnected nature of agriculture, ecology, and society through a summer day camp and classroom lessons.

Our Garden Sites: 

The Alder Street Garden provides growing space for community members and down and dirty learning opportunities for elementary school students in Quincy. Learn more here.
The Greenville Community Garden is a beautiful new growing site located behind the Community Center. Learn more here.

Goals

  • Provide a garden based summer program for 30 students per year. 
  • Work with teachers in Greenville and Quincy to offer lessons that support school curriculum in fun, hands-on ways. Engage 250 students per year. 
  • Work with local organizations and schools in Greenville and Quincy to encourage healthy eating habits and lifestyle choices.
  • Long-term: Expand Digging In to other communities within Plumas County. 

Vision

  • Plumas County students will increase their ecological and food literacy by understanding where their food comes from and how food choices affect both the health of their bodies and the environment.
  • Participants will understand the inextricable links between plants, animals, humans and the environment within agricultural and native systems.
  • Participants will develop a deeper connection with the area they live in and its ability to sustain life.
  • Participants will walk away from the program with increased self-reliance, life skills and exposure to potential career opportunities.

Summer Programs

Our summer programs for 2nd - 6th graders in Quincy and Greenville start in June!
Click below to register:
Become a 
Friend of the Gardens Member to support agriculture education and grow farmers for the future!
Want to get more involved? Apply to serve on the
Alder Street Garden or Greenville Community Garden
Committee!

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