The Let\u2019s Move Marianas alliance and the Department of Public Health have launched a project to establish community gardens in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
According to Let\u2019s Move Marianas chair and DPH-NCD Bureau\u2019s diabetes project assistant Amber Mendiola, the project is part of the awareness month for diabetes and lung cancer.<\/p>\n
Six locations will be identified for the community gardens. Two that are already established are the Kagman Health Community Center and Koblerville Youth Center.<\/p>\n
Mendiola is urging community organizations in the CNMI to participate.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want community organizations to get involved with the community gardens,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The community gardens will be a place where participating organizations will be able to plant and grow their own cucumber, lettuce, potatoes, mulberry bushes, atis, pumpkin, and watermelons, to name a few.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will be having trainings on the 21st and the 28th for individuals who want to be part of the community gardens,\u201d Mendiola said.<\/p>\n
Victor Cabrera, a gardener, will be conducting the training focusing on home gardening as well as utilizing recyclable materials for the gardens.<\/p>\n
Mendiola said they can accommodate up to 40 individuals during the training.<\/p>\n
Those who want to take part in the project may contact Mendiola at amendiola@ncdb@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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