On Saturday, April 27th, Cornell’s chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World invited the Ithaca community to the Garden for a day of service. Read about the planters they created and the fun they had in this Ithaca Voice article.
The Ithaca Journal gets excited for the 20 Years of ICG celebration with this collection of pictures that the Journal has taken at ICG over the years.
Ithaca Journal covers memorial service held for ICG Board member and teacher Kathleen Downes at ICG that drew over 200 people. Kathleen Downes was a fierce protector of childhood and avid proponent of social justice and inclusion. https://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2019/04/18/ithaca-teacher-killed-crash-honored-childrens-garden/3497387002/
ICG strives to provide comprehensive community engagement through their focus on diversity and inclusion. Extensive literature reviews show that families of color and living in poverty have statistically less access to quality green spaces compared to more affluent, white families. ICG seeks to help change that paradigm in
Check out ICG, in the company of some of the nation’s other best community gardens, on the Smithsonian’s new Community of Gardens website. https://communityofgardens.si.edu/items/show/12377
So excited to share this most recent article from the Ithaca Times about the growth of ICG and looking forward to the next 20 years. Check out the entire story here:https://www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/ithaca-children-s-garden-keeps-growing-in-year/article_69f48cae-3aaa-11e9-954e-d783c8e6afb0.html
The Ithaca Voice gives a sneak peek into ICG’s yearly celebration of winter, complete with a fun video from last year’s Festival of Fire and Ice. https://ithacavoice.com/2019/02/celebrate-winters-extremes-at-the-7th-annual-festival-of-fire-and-ice/
The Ithaca Journal highlights ICG for the installation of a walk-along story “All Colors of the Earth” celebrating the diversity in all children. Check out the entire story here. https://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2019/01/03/walk-along-story-experience-celebrates-diversity-children/2465731002/
The Ithaca Voice highlighted ICG’s installation of a walk-along story “All Colors of the Earth” written by Sheila Hamanaka. This story celebrates the colors of children through the colors of love, beauty, and acceptance found all around us in nature. This is the first time this book
