World Ark Magazine - January/February 2009 - (Page 30) puts it, “a safe space, so everyone feels loved and cared for.” he is good at it. a program alumnus himself, he can summon the easy authority of someone much older as well as the friendly magnetism of a naturally confident 15-year-old, and he relates easily to everyone. when his crew finishes with the compost pile, lennie moves briskly on to the next task. “who wants to demonstrate forking?” he says, taking up a garden fork. ralph Corgain, a slight, soft-spoken boy, raises his hand and steps forward. “what you want to do,” he says, quietly but clearly, “is stick the fork in the ground, step on it and turn it over.” he inverts a clump of dirt with a flourish. “right?” he says, glancing at lennie. “good detail,” lennie says approvingly. The crew falls to forking. it is hot and nearly time for lunch, a quiche lennie made from the farm’s tomatoes. Cultivating ConneCtions Members of Crew C plant beans under the hot summer sun. like all good local agriculture projects, the food Project creates a community out of its workers and supporters, who become linked to each other through the raising and exchange of food. but the food Project may be unique in the scope and depth of its dedication to its mission statement, “creating personal and social change through sustainable agriculture.” founded in 1991 by a local farmer named ward Cheney, the food Project aimed to bring teens from the city and suburbs together to farm and donate much of the harvest to charity. www.h ei f er .o r g 30 j a n uar y / feb ruar y 2 0 0 9 | world ark http://www.heifer.org
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