
All Peoples Christian Center is like a family. And Kitty is the favorite older brother. Since we started the afterschool gardening mentorship program Kitty’s name, short for Keyontay, echos through the garden the ENTIRE time. “Kitty what’s this?! Kitty!? What’s that?!” 1
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ndgraders are incredibly curious. And Kitty loves to share. He has a special affinity with herbs. His grandmother was from Louisiana and learned to heal using medicinal herbs. This knowledge was passed down to her from her ancestors. The garden is one way Kitty can feel close to her while keeping the traditions alive. Last week Kitty made and shared a lavender-rosemary-vanilla tea. A family recipe. He added mint and sage to give it an extra healing kick. All of the herbs were straight from the garden, and no joke, it was delicious!