Agromin Donates 300 Carrots For Kids Gardening Kits to FOOD Share



Agromin, a Camarillo-based manufacturer of premium soil and consumer gardening products, has donated 300 Carrots For Kids gardening kits to FOOD Share, Ventura County's8217;s regional food bank that collects and distributes food to people in need throughout Ventura County. The kits will be distributed this summer through FOOD Share'ss Kid'ss Café, an after school and summer program designed to feed children who may not get enough food at home. Kids will receive the kits at the Boys & Girls Clubs in Oxnard and Ventura and at the Many Mansions after school program in Thousand Oaks.

Each kit contains carrot seeds, a planter box with tray, plant labels, a planting instruction bookmark, a green recycling activity booklet, a pencil made of recycled wood, stickers and two, two-quart bags of planting soil. The kits are designed to teach kids ages 6 through 12 how food is grown and the importance of green recycling. The soil included with the kits contains recycled green material (i.e., lawn clippings, leaves and tree limbs) collected from Ventura County yards and landscapes that is naturally composted before being placed into the potting soil bags.

With the Carrots For Kids kits, children will learn how to grow their own nutritious food and understand the importance of green recycling for our community and the environment, says Ann Sobel, general manager of FOOD Share. Our program leaders are thrilled that the kits will be part of their summer'ss curriculum.

Although Ventura County is an agriculture-rich area, many kids here don'st understand how vegetables grow, says Bill Camarillo, president of Agromin. The kits give them the skills to grow their own food and appreciate what it takes for even a simple vegetable like a carrot to end up in their local market.

The carrot kits retail for $24.95 and can be purchased by visiting www.agromin.com. For every kit purchased and FOOD Share is typed in the coupon box, Agromin will donate $5 to the nonprofit organization.

Founded in 1978, FOOD Share feeds 38,000 adults and children each month through 220 certified charitable agencies throughout the county. FOOD Share is a member of America'ss Second Harvest, the nation'ss Food Bank Network. FOOD Share relies on food donations from individuals, retailers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farmers and businesses and the help of about 350 volunteers to ensure the hungry in Ventura County are fed. For more information, go to www.foodshare.com.





Agromin Donates 300 Carrots For Kids Gardening Kits to FOOD Share