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Mobile Greenhouse-Bozeman Youth Initiative
 Mobile Greenhouse: Bozeman Youth Initiative
09-10 Campus Corps Member: Kevin Vilkin
Kevin Vilkin will serve as the Mobile Greenhouse Program Coordinator. Kevin is currently a sophomore at MSU majoring in University Studies.
The mission of the Bozeman Youth Initiative (BYI) is to connect the youth of Bozeman to their community. They provide opportunities through mentoring youth-driven, adult-supported programs that help youth work towards their vision of community and reach their full potential.
They believe that listening to young people and empowering them to participate in the community is a critical need. As part of their program planning progress for this year, they held a series of youth brainstorm meetings last fall. One of the programs that developed out of that process was the BYI mobile greenhouse.
The BYI Mobile Greenhouse will be a fully functional “greenhouse on wheels,” made from a converted school bus. It will be used as a traveling educational exhibit, with high school and college-age students hosting workshops for elementary school students about: greenhouse design, plant life and natural cycles, seeds, germination, transplants, growth, harvesting, soil vs. hydroponic growing methods, recycling, solar energy, compost generation and management, bio-fuels, rainwater entrapment, sustainability and more…
To learn more, visit the Bozeman Youth Initiative and the Mobile Greenhouse website: www.bozemanyouth.org
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