Siembra Nebraska provides food for community and jobs for students

Siembra Nebraska provides food for community and jobs for students

3 NEWS NOW ISBRINGING YOU STORIESOF PEOPLE...PLANS...AND PROJECTS AIMED ATSHOWING YOU HOWOMAHA IS MOVINGFORWARD.ANCHOR MAYA SAENZINTRODUCES US TOSOME LOCAL STUDENTSUSING THEIR GARDENINGSKILLS AS THEY HELPOTHERS MOVINGFORWARD.THIS GARDEN...AT NORRIS MIDDLESCHOOL ...IS CARED FOR BYSTUDENTS...MAKING A DIFFERENCEFOR THEIR COMMUNITY.THEY'RE INTERNS...WORKING FOR SIEMBRANEBRASAKA...WHICH IN SPANISH...SIEMBRA MEANS TOPLANT.IT'S AN URBANAGRICULTURAL PROJECTTHAT FOCUSES ONCOMMUNITY HEALTH BYGROWING FRESH FRUITSAND VEGETABLES FORNEIGHBORHOODFAMILIES ...AS WELL AS PROVIDESJOB OPPORTUNITIES FORTHE STUDENTS.THE INTERNS DOEVERYTHING FROMBUILD THE BEDS...FILL THEM WITH SOIL...PLANT THE SEEDS...AND WATER THE PLANTS.1:48 - 2:04"THE MAJORITY OFTHE INTERNS THATARE PARTICIPATINGIN THIS PROGRAMARE FROM SOUTHOMAHA, SO IT'STHEIR COMMUNITYTHAT THEY'RESERVING.HALF OF THEM AREIN HIGH SCHOOL,SO THEY'RE EITHERGOING TO BRYANHIGH SCHOOL ORSOUTH HIGHSCHOOL.AND THEN THEOTHER HALF AREEITHER STARTINGCOLLEGE OR ARE INCOLLEGE RIGHTNOW."THE PROGRAM WASSTARTED BACK IN JUNE ...IN RESPONSE TO THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.WITH HOPES OFPROVIDING FREEHEALTHIER FOODS TOLOW INCOME FAMILIES.FOODS SUCH ASTOMATOES ...PEPPERS...LETTUCE ...RADISHES...KALE ...SWEET POTATOES...SQUASH AND HERBS.2:28 - 2:43"THIS PROJECT IS SOIMPORTANT FORTHE HISPANICCOMMUNITYBECAUSE SOUTHOMAHA HAS BEENHIT THE MOST FORCOVID-19.THEY HAVE THEGREATEST AMOUNTOF CASES ANDALSO, JUST IN THATPOPULATION,HEALTH ISSOMETIMESSOMETHING THAT ISUNDERMINED."THE PROJECT IS ACOLLABORATION OFSEVERALORGANIZATIONS.1:08 - 1:38"EACH PARTNER HASDIFFERENT THINGSTHAT THEY DO.THE LATINO CENTERHANDLES THEINTERNSHIPCOMPONENT, KIDSCAN ANDSOUTHSIDEREDEVELOPMENTCORPORATION THEYPROVIDED THELAND WHERE WEWORK WITH MOSTOF OUR RAISEDBEDS IN.AND ALSO THEKROC CENTER, THEYPROVIDE THE OPENSPACES LIKE THEKITCHEN FOR US TODO COOKINGDEMONSTRATIONSAND CANNING ANDTHEN BIG GARDENARE THE ONES THATACTUALLY TAKE THESTUDENTS ANDSHOW THEM ALLTHE THINGS ABOUTAGRICULTURE ANDGARDENING."STUDENTS LIKE...AEHKHAINGSAYS HELPING OUT HERCOMMUNITY ANDGETTING PAID..IS THE PERFECT SUMMERJOB.10:11 - 10:30"I THINK NOW,ESPECIALLY BECAUSEOF THE PANDEMIC,IT IS VERYIMPORTANT TOINCREASE THEACCESS TO HEALTHYFOODS, ESPECIALLYWITH FAMILIESHAVING LOWERINCOME.AND ALSO I THINKIT'S A PURPOSEFULJOB.INSTEAD OF GOINGSWIMMING, I'M HEREGROWING FOODSAND IT MAKES MEHAPPY, AND MYFAMILY HAPPY ASWELL."IN OMAHA...MAYA SAENZ, 3NNTHE PROGRAM WILLHAVE SEVERAL FREEPRODUCE DRIVE-THRUEVENTS IN SEPTEMBERAT THE SALVATION ARMYKROC CENTER.WE'LL HAVE THOSEDETAILS ON OURWEBSITE.YOU CAN FIND ALL OFOUR 'MOVING FORWARD'STORIES ON OURWEBSITE - 3 NEWS NOWDOT COM- AND CLICK ONTHE "MOVING FORWARD'TAB.THERE IS ALSO A PLACEWHERE YOU CAN LET USKNOW IF YOU HAVE ASTORY IDEA.