fbpx
Uncle Matt's Organic
  • Search
  • Uncle Matt’s Menu
    • Home
    • Shop
    • Store Locator
    • Products
    • Recipes
    • Press & Media
    • Contact
    • JuicyClub
    • Become an Ambassador
    • About Us
  • Products
    • Our Products
    • Product Request
    • FAQS
  • Shop
  • Store Locator
  • Press
Uncle Matt's Organic
  • Blog
  • Recipes
    • Drink Recipes
    • Breakfast Recipes
    • Salad Recipes
    • Appetizers & Sides
    • Dinner Recipes
    • Dessert Recipes
  • About Us
    • Love Made Visible
    • Our Organic Commitment
    • Organic Tips & Resources
    • Subscribe to Juicy News
  • Juicy News

Community Service Gets Sustainable

Home Organic Farming Community Service Gets Sustainable

Community Service Gets Sustainable

Alison Mitchell
April 21, 2022
Organic Farming
Middle School Garden Planting
 The Uncle Matt’s Team Plants an Organic Garden for Local Students

At Uncle Matt’s Organic, we like to practice what we preach! One of our key missions, aside from producing the highest quality organic juice in the market, is to grow and educate a healthier generation through organic farming. Where’s the best place to start? With the youngsters, of course!

Our team visited a local middle school in Groveland, Florida, where we helped students build an edible garden using all things organic. While we visited, Uncle Matt shared with the students the importance of organic farming for both growing the most nutritious produce and for benefiting a healthier planet.

Middle School Garden Herbs

We laid the foundation for the garden including three dedicated garden beds filled with nutrient-dense organic soil and compost. From there we arranged the plants making sure the larger growing plants, like tomatoes, had plenty of room to take root and flourish. The students got in on the action planting veggies and herbs – learning how to grow food themselves! They planted zucchini plants, hot peppers, basil, rosemary, parsley and more! It was a fantastic hands-on learning experience for these students to take part in the fun and get their hands dirty.

Middle School Garden

The kids were especially excited to take part in the flower garden, too! Did you know? Flowers attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, which pollinate the food we eat. The students were lucky enough to see a butterfly land on the flowers right after they were planted.

Flower Garden

Now the middle schoolers are tasked with maintaining the vegetable garden; meaning a daily watering routine and picking the produce once it’s fully grown. Think they can do it? We know they can! Last year, we helped another local middle school with an edible garden and recently learned their garden is still booming!

Watering Garden

When it comes to educating young minds, we don’t stop at a certain age. Ben McLean III, Uncle Matt’s Head of Research, and Benny McLean, Uncle Matt’s Production Manager, celebrated Earth Month by showing Valencia College’s Sustainable Agriculture class around our organic grove. As local citrus growing experts, they shared with them the importance of soil health and the challenges the state of Florida faces with citrus greening. This was another great opportunity for students to learn from actual, real life citrus growers!

Valencia College Sustainable Agriculture Visit  Valencia College Sustainable Agriculture Class

We believe it’s important to celebrate Earth Day every day, and Earth Month is a perfect time to let our efforts shine. We’re proud to support local projects for the positive impact they have on our next generation of growers and the sustainability of our planet. Positive change takes place one small step a time.

Previous Story
Bourbon Citrus Smash
Next Story
Organic Soil: Building a Healthy Foundation from the Ground Up

Related Articles

Citrus Greening

The State of Citrus Greening

Ben McLean III, Uncle Matt’s brother, leads the company’s research...

Farmer analyzing soil

Organic Soil: Building a Healthy Foundation from the Ground Up

Healthy soil means a healthy tree. A healthy tree means...

Popular on the Blog

  • Matt in Grove
    What’s in a Name? The Uncle Matt’s Naming Story
  • Food Labels
    Food Label Confusion:  Natural vs. Clean Label vs. Non-GMO vs. Organic
  • Weeds
    In the Weeds
  • Winter Citrus
    Wise Winter Citrus Tree Tips from Benny’s Backyard
  • Middle School Garden Planting
    Community Service Gets Sustainable

Latest Tweets

Uncle Matt's OrganicFollow

We're the nation's #1 selling organic orange juice! Our family produces the highest quality juice using 100% organically grown fruit. No junk. Ever.

Uncle Matt's Organic
Retweet on TwitterUncle Matt's Organic Retweeted
BevNETBevNET.com@BevNET·
10h

Leaders from @HarmlessHarvest, @OceanSprayInc + @UncleMatts will join us at BevNET Live in NYC on June 15 to discuss how to innovate amidst uncertainty.

Check out the full Day 1 agenda: https://www.bevnet.com/events/bevnetlivesummer22/agenda

#bevnet #bevnetlive #innovation #cpg #beverageindustry #beverages

Reply on Twitter 1529501206363529217Retweet on Twitter 15295012063635292171Like on Twitter 15295012063635292171Twitter 1529501206363529217
UncleMattsUncle Matt's Organic@UncleMatts·
14h

Tangy and sweet! This simple salad is sure to be one you’ll make again and again! This strawberry and cucumber topped spinach salad pairs nicely with citrus lime dressing for a fresh flavor combo. Full recipe at the link in our bio! #summersalad #healthy

Reply on Twitter 1529447278422933505Retweet on Twitter 1529447278422933505Like on Twitter 1529447278422933505Twitter 1529447278422933505
UncleMattsUncle Matt's Organic@UncleMatts·
23 May

Aside from drinking our Organic Orange Juice, what do you use it for? We have a ton of recipes on our website that use all of our juices in one way or the other. Dips, marinades, dressings...the 'grove' 😜 is endless! Link in bio for other ways to use our organic orange juice!

Reply on Twitter 1528722697236127744Retweet on Twitter 1528722697236127744Like on Twitter 15287226972361277442Twitter 1528722697236127744
Load More...

Feeling the vibe? Join our tribe:

Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest
Twitter

Uncle Matt's Organic Logo

Feeling the vibe? Join our tribe:

Facebook
Instagram
Pinterest
Twitter

Home

Contact Us

Products

FAQS

Store Locator

About Us

Become an Ambassador

Website Accessibility Statement

Copyright ©2022 Uncle Matt's Organic. All Rights Reserved.