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Collected Item: “Darn squirrels!: School-at-home project lets Ottawa kids grow their own veggies”

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Darn squirrels!: School-at-home project lets Ottawa kids grow their own veggies

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news article

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News article discussing a program providing seeds and gardening supplies to school children to provide fresh produce at home during quarantine, especially for those in underprivileged circumstances, and to allow for online group lessons on subjects such as horticulture, cooking, ecology. A particular and amusing challenge they are learning to face is the healthy local squirrel population eating their crops!

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K-12, school, gardening, food supply

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https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/plant-project?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1591570670

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Jacquie Miller

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2020-06-07
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