Garden
Master Musketeers
by Gerry Bonds It’s a gray, nondescript building at 30th and Walnut, near the state capitol, but there’s magic going on inside. And lately, that magic is spreading outside too. It’s the home of OIC, which stands for Opportunities Industrialization Center of Oklahoma County, Inc., but everybody calls it OIC. The magic happening INSIDE is all sorts…
Read MoreOIC Receives Recognition for Outstanding Achievements for Promoting Health Literacy
OIC of OKC receives recognition of Outstanding Achievements for promoting health and wellness in Oklahoma On average 10 learners in every classroom don’t have access to nutritious and affordable healthy meals. Food insecurity is a systemic problem in OKC and OIC is not excluded – we struggle to feed our families healthy…
Read MoreMs. D’s Class Garden Poetry
Garden Time By Miranda Breger Oh, how I love getting dirty The mud on my hands when I plant I feel so relaxed when we plant the garden today How pretty everything is going to be When yall grow and then we can eat you for all the nutrients healthy nourishment you will give us in…
Read MoreOU Big Event
This weekend volunteers from The University of Oklahoma showed up big time! The OU Inter-varsity Latino Fellowship volunteers worked really hard; painting parking lot stripes, preparing new garden areas and doing general spring cleaning tasks. OU WE LOVE YOU! Not only did we get some much-needed help around the school, but OIC also…
Read MoreIs It Really Garden Time? Already??
It is hard to believe that it is time to prepare the Student Community Garden. Actually, our resident garden “Angel” volunteer, says that we are starting a bit late, oops! We had a big donation of alpaca manure, which staff and students added to the garden. We want to thank our AmeriCorps Vista Member Rebekah…
Read MoreGearing Up for Our Spring Garden
We had so much fun working in the garden last year! We learned so many lessons too. We are looking forward to the spring so we can get our hands dirty. And we have a little cleaning up and planning to do. Sure, we will be planting the usual tomatoes, squash and okra. But, we…
Read MoreGarden Project
As part of OIC’s Healthy Literacy Program, a student community garden has been planted. Students are learning the basics of growing their own vegetables and herbs.
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