On June 29, the Okanis Garden was honored to welcome a delegation of Japanese organic farmers from Global Partners for Local Organic Foods (see previous blog post). Also visiting the garden that day were: (Bottom Picture) Downtown Lawrence Farmers’ Market Coordinator Tom Buller, third from left, and Elizabeth Schultz, far right; and (Top Picture) Douglas County Community Foundation (DCCF) Executive Director Chip Blaser, standing. Elizabeth Schultz established the Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund (ESEF) through the DCCF; an ESEF grant was gratefully received by Prairie Moon Waldorf School to develop the Okanis Garden, first plowed in March, 2009.
Prairie Moon summer camp instructor Ms. Lana and her students serenaded the Japanese visitors with the garden song, “Inch by Inch."
