Northside Gardening Club

With these funds I will empower students to make better choices for themselves when it comes to eating healthy, natural foods. The Northside community is in the middle of a large food desert here in Houston. Aside from fast food and gas station quick-stops, the closest grocery store is five miles from our school. This means that most of my students do not have access to fresh fruits or vegetables on a daily basis. Many students suffer from food insecurity and do not know where or when they will get their next meal. My goal is to show students how they can take a cheap pot of dirt and a little packet of seeds, and create a source of nutrition for themselves and their family that they can control. 

I am asking for the following items to get the gardening club up and running:

• Gardening gloves x 10 @$8.99ea (http://www.amazon.com/Bamboo-Gardening-Gloves-Protective-Working/dp/B00W5TGD5U/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1441295410&sr=1-1&keywords=gloves&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A5503138011%2Cp_36%3A2661612011) (http://www.gardeners.com/buy/nitrile-gloves/35-675.html?q=hat&start=13)

• Hand trowels x 10 @ $3.66ea (http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-79786931J-7978-Composite-Trowel/dp/B0002YVDSW/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1441295184&sr=1-1&keywords=Hand+trowels)

• Pots x 10 @ $50ea (http://www.gardeners.com/buy/easy-roller-self-watering-flower-pot/39-325.html?cgid=OutdoorGardening_SD&q=Gardening%20pots&start=16) 

• Seed packets X 3 @ $29.43ea (http://www.amazon.com/Ferry-Morse-Large-Vegetable-Garden/dp/B0071J94RS/ref=sr_1_6?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1441294547&sr=1-6&keywords=veggie+seeds) (http://www.amazon.com/Ferry-Morse-Kentucky-Blue-Seeds/dp/B00PP1VUN0/ref=pd_sim_86_53?ie=UTF8&refRID=04R6S84P01V5J84BXK77) (http://www.amazon.com/Ferry-Morse-Danvers-Carrot-Packet/dp/B00PP1B9CC/ref=pd_sim_86_9?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GMDWG9MVEN9EG8TPBT8) 

• Aprons x 15 @ $2.39ea (http://www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-white-economy-full-length-bib-apron-34l-x-34w/1670263WH.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=Cj0KEQjw35-vBRD3qKz8hPezlIIBEiQAOeKNrkgDKPGNDJcmu_X9ZHsWql_AdefRcwU7ye18d-77-BgaAk8Y8P8HAQ) 

• Plant markers x 2 @ $1.95ea (http://www.gardeners.com/buy/wooden-plant-markers/03-216.html?q=marker&start=1)

• Potting Soil x 10 @ $13.97ea (http://www.homedepot.com/p/Miracle-Gro-64-qt-Potting-Mix-75664300/205617641)

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