EdEn Vision
And the s ll s y, Thisla tha w sd s la
       y ha a           nd t a e o te
ha b c m liketheg rd n o Ed n.
  s eo e           a e f e
                            Ezekiel 36: 35
Eden Vision Overview
Eden vision is a “Green” initiative through Save Our
Children. Eden vision provides opportunities for youth and
communities to develop a healthy physical, intellectual,
social, and spiritual foundation through agriculture.
Eden Vision Goals
• Bring people together
  through community
  gardening

• Establish a learning
  environment for the
  community

• Equip youth and community
  members with a healthy
  spiritual, educational, social
  and physical foundation.

• Provide healthy food options
  to the community
Eden Vision Gardens
Community “Love Gardens” – an area where community members come to
share ideas, information, concerns, and goods. EV “Love Gardens” are non-
threatening, non-prejudging environments where people can be accepted and
work together for a meaningful greater purpose.




Men of Eden Gardens – An outdoor classroom where young and older men
explore gardening, manhood, business, responsibility, stewardship and the life
and teachings of Jesus Christ. The goal is help develop leaders with a healthy
spiritual, intellectual, educational, and physical foundation.
Eden Vision Gardens Benefits
•   Bring people together from different backgrounds (age, race, culture, social class) in a
    non-threatening environment.
•   Bring healthy local ORGANIC foods to food desert locations
•   Prevent Crime (more eyes on the street and neighbor interaction)
•   Teach origins of food, math skills, business principles, stewardship, environmental
    issues, job skills and life lessons
•   Add Beauty to communities and heighten awareness and appreciation for life
•   Restore oxygen to the air and reduce pollution
•   Many more benefits
Student Leaders of Eden Vision




     Josh Smith       Frank Whitfield    Alejandro DeJesus
Bowling Green/LCCC   LCCC Sophomore     Bowling Green/LCCC
       Biology          Education       Environmental Studies
Vision for LCCC
• To establish a relationship with Save Our Children-Eden Vision
  to work together develop students academically through
  service.
• Offer work-based learning or paid internships for students
  going into fields that serve youth.
• Offer students credit for service learning with youth or
  community development if it corresponds with courses.
• To engage student clubs in positive Lorain County activities.
   – Offer native and international students opportunities to share foreign
     traditions and ideas and heighten their social and cultural awareness of
     the region.
What EV has Attained
• More than $500 worth of Vegetable, flower, and
  Herb Plants
• Land – 2 sites, (together about ¼ acre)
• Leaf and Veggie Compost Sources
    – Coffee Shops, LCCC Cafeteria, Caterers, etc.
•   Manure Sources
•   3 shovels, 2 rakes,
•   Watering sources and cans
•   Support Networks – City Fresh Cleveland, George
    Jones Farm, YWCA, citizens of Elyria
Eden Vision Sponsors & Supporters
•   Alex Hyde – Hideaway Storage
•   Becky Wendt
•   City Fresh
•   EBC Excavating
•   George Jones Farm
•   Grafton Correctional Facility
     – Vocational Horticulture Program
•   Holly Huff – Cascade Block Watch
•   Posey Depot Floral & Gift Shoppe
•   Rick Ternes
•   Save Our Children
•   Wacker & Associates
•   YOU?                                 Posey Depot Floral & Gift Shoppe donates
                                         vegetables to Eden Vision
What We Need
•   Pickup Truck
•   Gas and food financial support
•   2 wheel barrels
•   Straw Bales
•   Large and small shovels
•   Eden Vision T-shirts
•   Webpage

Eden Vision Project

  • 1.
    EdEn Vision And thes ll s y, Thisla tha w sd s la y ha a nd t a e o te ha b c m liketheg rd n o Ed n. s eo e a e f e Ezekiel 36: 35
  • 2.
    Eden Vision Overview Edenvision is a “Green” initiative through Save Our Children. Eden vision provides opportunities for youth and communities to develop a healthy physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual foundation through agriculture.
  • 3.
    Eden Vision Goals •Bring people together through community gardening • Establish a learning environment for the community • Equip youth and community members with a healthy spiritual, educational, social and physical foundation. • Provide healthy food options to the community
  • 4.
    Eden Vision Gardens Community“Love Gardens” – an area where community members come to share ideas, information, concerns, and goods. EV “Love Gardens” are non- threatening, non-prejudging environments where people can be accepted and work together for a meaningful greater purpose. Men of Eden Gardens – An outdoor classroom where young and older men explore gardening, manhood, business, responsibility, stewardship and the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The goal is help develop leaders with a healthy spiritual, intellectual, educational, and physical foundation.
  • 5.
    Eden Vision GardensBenefits • Bring people together from different backgrounds (age, race, culture, social class) in a non-threatening environment. • Bring healthy local ORGANIC foods to food desert locations • Prevent Crime (more eyes on the street and neighbor interaction) • Teach origins of food, math skills, business principles, stewardship, environmental issues, job skills and life lessons • Add Beauty to communities and heighten awareness and appreciation for life • Restore oxygen to the air and reduce pollution • Many more benefits
  • 6.
    Student Leaders ofEden Vision Josh Smith Frank Whitfield Alejandro DeJesus Bowling Green/LCCC LCCC Sophomore Bowling Green/LCCC Biology Education Environmental Studies
  • 7.
    Vision for LCCC •To establish a relationship with Save Our Children-Eden Vision to work together develop students academically through service. • Offer work-based learning or paid internships for students going into fields that serve youth. • Offer students credit for service learning with youth or community development if it corresponds with courses. • To engage student clubs in positive Lorain County activities. – Offer native and international students opportunities to share foreign traditions and ideas and heighten their social and cultural awareness of the region.
  • 8.
    What EV hasAttained • More than $500 worth of Vegetable, flower, and Herb Plants • Land – 2 sites, (together about ¼ acre) • Leaf and Veggie Compost Sources – Coffee Shops, LCCC Cafeteria, Caterers, etc. • Manure Sources • 3 shovels, 2 rakes, • Watering sources and cans • Support Networks – City Fresh Cleveland, George Jones Farm, YWCA, citizens of Elyria
  • 9.
    Eden Vision Sponsors& Supporters • Alex Hyde – Hideaway Storage • Becky Wendt • City Fresh • EBC Excavating • George Jones Farm • Grafton Correctional Facility – Vocational Horticulture Program • Holly Huff – Cascade Block Watch • Posey Depot Floral & Gift Shoppe • Rick Ternes • Save Our Children • Wacker & Associates • YOU? Posey Depot Floral & Gift Shoppe donates vegetables to Eden Vision
  • 10.
    What We Need • Pickup Truck • Gas and food financial support • 2 wheel barrels • Straw Bales • Large and small shovels • Eden Vision T-shirts • Webpage