Edible Schoolyard Kern County offers a unique summer camp opportunity

"The motto is try everything, and I’m glad I did."

"SHE IS JUST SO EXCITED TO COMEHERE EVERYDAY, SHE'S BEENTELLING ME SHE WISH SHE COULDLIVE HEREBECAUSE SHE COULD JUST LIVE INTHE GARDEN ALL DAY."SHAWN'S DAUGHTER, MARILYN ISJUST ONE STUDENTFROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OFKERN COUNTY ATTENDING THEEDIBLE SCHOOLYARD SUMMER CAMPTHIS WEEK.WHEN MARILYN FIRST ARRIVED, SHEWAS --"AMAZED, IT LOOKED VERY PRETTY,I LOVEHOW THERE WAS A LOT OFVEGETABLES, I LOVE HOW THERE WASCORN."EVERYDAY THE STUDENTS GET TOPICK FRESH PRODUCE IN THE GARDENAND THEN HEAD TO THE KITCHEN ANDLEARN TO COOK AHEALTHY MEAL."THEY'RE HARVESTING THE FOOD ANDTAKINGIT INTO THE KITCHEN, WHICH ISREALLY NEAT BECAUSE THEY'RE JUSTSO USED TOSEEING IT FROM THE GROCERY STORESO WHEN SHE'S ACTUALLY PICKINGIT, CLEANINGIT AND COOKING IT I THINK IT'SSO MUCH BETTER."MARILYN AND FOURTEEN OTHERSTUDENTS FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLSCLUB OF KERN COUNTY ARE ABLE TOATTEND THE PROGRAMFOR FREE -- THANKS TOSCHOLARSHIPS FROM DIGNITYHEALTH -- OTHERWISE THEY MAY NOTHAVE BEEN ABLEATTEND."UNFORTUNATELY, SHE PROBABLYWOULD'VEBEEN ABLE TO.

SO, I AM REALLYGLAD SHE WAS ABLE TO EXPERIENCETHIS.

SHE COMPLETELY ENJOYED ITAND I KNOW SHE'S NOT GONNA WANTTO LEAVE." NOW -- THE EDIBLESCHOOLYARD IS LOOKING TOCONTINUE EXPANDING THE PROGRAM."AND AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE OURPROGRAMGROW, HAVING STUDENTS FROM EVERYSINGLE POCKET OF THIS COMMUNITYBE ABLE TO ATTEND OUR PROGRAM ISABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

ANDSTUDENTS ARE TAKING THEIRHEALTHY LIFESTYLE WITH THEM."I'VE NEVER SEEN HER EAT SO MANYVEGETABLES UNTIL SHE GOT HERE."MARILYN SAYS -- SHE IS HAPPY SHECHOSE TO TRY THE VEGETABLES."NOW YES, BECAUSE THE MOTTO ISTRYEVERYTHING, AND I'M GLAD I DID."