Too Hot To Handle! Soil Solarization – A Perfect Solution for Florida Gardeners Soil solarization is a practice used to manage weeds, nematodes, diseases, and insects in soil. By covering the soil surface with clear plastic (see below), one will allow sunlight to pass through and heat up the soil […]
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How to Think Like A Chef
Our mid-January rain brought about a spurt of growth for our Gardens of Hope. Herbs and vegetables responded with a great harvest to be enjoyed by students, affording them mixed bags of food to take home. In our classrooms, “How…
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Help Students Plant 1,000 Seedlings This Month!
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Yo Ho Ho Mateys! DONATE TO EDUCATE! Arggh!
We are singing chanteys for the Boca Raton Holistic Chamber, for their generous contribution of an after school Garden of Hope at Morikami Park Elementary. Every day, lads and lassies get to enjoy the organic garden they helped plant, and all its…
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Gardens of Hope ~ Golden Shovel Award
“When everyone is looking for gold, it’s a good time to be in the pick and shovel business” -Mark Twain Gold comes in many forms, and at the Joseph P Cory Foundation, “YOUR HEALTH IS YOUR WEALTH”. Our Gardens of Hope in Schools and Communities are making an impact, and […]
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Gardens of Hope in Schools
Congratulations to Stephanie Camhi and Desmond Green. The Joseph P Cory Foundation is proud to have your knowledge and expertise. You make our work so impactful and beneficial to our students. Gardens of Hope in Schools It is our mission at the Joseph P Cory Foundation (JPCF) to educate and […]
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2020 JPCF “Grow It Forward” Scholarship
Joseph P Cory Foundation “Grow It Forward” Scholarship The application for the Joseph P Cory “Grow it Forward” Scholarship commences on March 1, 2020.Our foundation is offering a total of $500, awarded to two students (Grand prize winner and runner up) who either writes a short essay or creates a […]
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A day with Hammock Pointe Garden Club!
We LOVE OUR STUDENTS, so what better way to spend Valentine’s Day, than to treat our Hammock Pointe Garden Club to a game of GARDEN BINGO! On February 14, 2020, The Joseph P Cory Foundation’sfounder Nada Cory, teacher/sponsor Holly Nilsen, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (U of M) […]
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Rise in Aluminum Exposure
Aluminum is one of the most prevalent toxins in our environment.While the second half of the 20th century was considered the lead and mercury age, today we are right in the middle of the aluminum age. High levels of aluminum have been linked as a causative agent of Dementia and […]