“As food is getting more and more expensive, I would like to give more people a way to eat more healthy without having people spend more money,” says Shaun Presley, President of Green Futures.
February 15 Shaun Presley describes cloning three different tomato varieties. He educated guests on how and where to cut. Leland Wise, member of the club filled Bio tubes with water for plants to be put in during the cloning process. The next step was putting them into the greenhouse. Presley then says, “In three weeks it will have roots,” then “ In one month we will be watering the plants.”
This garden is open to everyone on campus to enjoy which is located at the Marysville Yuba College campus building 700.
Presley also shows his compassion for others by saying “People should only worry about paying their bills but food should not be something to worry about.” Which is why Green Futures is strongly committed to clearing the garden and planting new produce so everyone on campus doesn’t have to worry about going to school with an empty stomach.
It’s no secret that many food industries like to mess with keeping food from how it should be which is by keeping it natural.“We don’t use pesticide.” says Presley which is one of the best things you can hear someone say. Many studies have shown that pesticides are linked to diseases and birth defects. Presley then shares that he has been doing cloning for five years and that he is self taught. Then saying that “We built all these boxes in the past two years.”
Green Futures wants everyone to enjoy the garden but Presley wants to make sure people know how to harvest properly that way people don’t damage the plants. “Anyone who wants some should come to us first or Dusty’s Pantry. I just don’t want someone coming in and trying to pull a tomato that isn’t ready and breaking a branch.”
” We would love to have more hands involved in our mission, especially as we expand our horizons.”
It is a necessity for students and staff members to know about Green Futures since they have made such a positive impact already. “We have a small group that gives a lot of support.” says Brianna Montelongo, Green Futures Activities Director. Presley also describes before Green Futures there would be trash being blown by winds underneath the 3000 buildings and where people play baseball but all that is changing thanks to Green Futures. Not only do they plant and harvest they also do cleanup days once a month at the Yuba College campus. Then adding “We also donate crops to Dusty’s Pantry.”
“My goal with Green Futures is to help people be more sufficient and that starts with our focus on helping people learn to grow their own food.” Not only does Green Futures teach members when to plant food and how to harvest but it also has another important lesson which is leadership. Presley says that their biggest needs are volunteers. “Anyone is more than welcome to pull out weeds.”
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