{"id":2508,"date":"2011-01-15T10:11:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-15T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/lake-visits-blazer-gardens.html"},"modified":"2011-01-15T10:11:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-15T15:11:00","slug":"lake-visits-blazer-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/01\/lake-visits-blazer-gardens.html","title":{"rendered":"LAKE visits Blazer Gardens at VSU"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/98706376@N00\/sets\/72157625701269641\/with\/5345105090\/\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5250\/5345105090_87e2e93b3f_m.jpg\"><\/a>\nStudents growing local food on the roof at VSU?\nA local chef cooking it for fresh student meals?\nLAKE had to see this, so Bobbi Anne Hancock showed us where\nBlazer Gardens will be, on top of the Hugh C. Bailey Science Center.\n<p>\nGreenhouse A will have squash, peppers, and tomatoes, and already has\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IeLWn7Ttf_0\">\nsome citrus growing in it; jsq gets a taste:<\/a>\n<p>\n<object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/IeLWn7Ttf_0?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nIt all starts with\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8Nx_uGNELcg\">\ncomposting<\/a>.\nBobbi and Erin Hurley of SAVE\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IVDP1VyaWaQ\">\nhelp raise awareness about clean local foods.<\/a>\n<p>\nBobbi and Jim Parker\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bc1ghMUmEC8\">\ndiscuss how it&#8217;s good for you and tastes good, too!<\/a>\n\n<!--more-->\n<p>\n<object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/bc1ghMUmEC8?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nOutside there will be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KkbQmo_qEn4\">\nbeds for cucumbers and squash.<\/a>\nKathryn Grant asks Bobbi\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rairzc81sDc\">\nwhen all this will happen:<\/a>\nstarting last week of January.\n<p>\nWho&#8217;s going to cook?\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CawYQau_30w\">\nBuddy Boswell<\/a> of\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chamberorganizer.com\/valdostachamber\/mem_dailydinners\">\nDailey Dinners, Hahira<\/a>:\n<p>\n<object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CawYQau_30w?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nWant to help? Send them\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2pV_M4Fq-bg\">\nseeds, money, and dirt!<\/a>\n<p>\n<object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/2pV_M4Fq-bg?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nProf. Emily Cantonwine explains to her class of volunteer laborers that\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZT6p8DtZIhM\">\nit&#8217;s all funded by donations:<\/a>\n<p>\n<object width=\"640\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ZT6p8DtZIhM?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nBlazer Gardens at VSU is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=118728128200269&#038;id=664526044&#038;ref=notif&#038;notif_t=share_comment#!\/home.php?sk=group_160966107275980\">on facebook.<\/a>\nOr call Bobbi Anne Hancock at 229-242-0221.\n<p>\nHere&#8217;s\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/view_play_list?p=F0338650E778B577\">\na playlist, in which Bobbi explains it all:<\/a>\n<p>\n<object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/p\/F0338650E778B577?hl=en_US&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><\/object>\n<p>\nVideos by Gretchen Quarterman and John S. 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