FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     January 12, 2008

Contacts:
Liz Snyder
Sustainable Community Gardens
Phone: 650-283-9360
Fax: 408-735-8166 �
Email: liz@fullcirclesunnnyvale.org
www.fullcirclesunnyvale.org 

Tabitha Kappeler-Hurley
Santa Clara Unified School District
Phone: 408-423-2109
Fax: 408-423-2185
Email: tkhurley@scusd.net
www.scusd.net
SAVE THE DATE
What:  Full Circle Farm’s Tills the Soil, Gets Ready to Plant First Crops

When:  Wednesday January 14, 12:00 PM 

Where: 1055 Dunford Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Why:  Full Circle Farm, a project of local nonprofit Sustainable Community Gardens, is an 11-acre organic farm in the heart of Silicon Valley that provides education and volunteer opportunities to local school children and their neighbors. By bringing fresh, local food to district cafeterias and inspiring kids to get outside and get their hands dirty, Full Circle Farm will inspire students with a unique, hands-on celebration of health: healthy schools, healthy communities, and a healthy environment.

This Wednesday, Full Circle Farm will turn the soil for the first time. This long-awaited event will allow farm staff and volunteers to plant the first cover crops – special plants that enrich the health of the soil – on Saturday the 19th. The ripping and disking of the soil will be carried out by independent contractor Ernie ________, who will bring his ________ out at the former sports field. His tractor will break up compacted soil and leave a rich, earthy loam in which to plant the farm’s first seeds.

Neighborhood farms cultivate healthy bodies, a sound ecology, and strong communities.