Page 4 - Abacoa Community News - July '21

Page 4, Abacoa

NeighbORhOOd News

Abacoa Community Garden

Super Volunteers Starting

Dreyfoos Community Garden

– Part 2

For those who read last month’s article, you were
introduced to sisters Aviva and Makena Senzon and their
friend Ava Jenson, all Jupiter residents and students at
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm
Beach. They have been conscientiously volunteering at
the Abacoa Community Garden each and every Saturday
before and during the pandemic. They simultaneously
have been instrumental and active in the Good Thyme
Garden Club at Dreyfoos.
The Abacoa Community Garden is happy and proud
of them and want to aid them with their latest endeavor – Makena: In one of my first times at the garden, the into the bed so I can reach. This has often resulted in me
the creation of their own community garden at Dreyfoos. founder, Tom, was walking around the garden clutching a falling on my face into the bed or tripping on the wire
Under the mentorship of Sara Stout, Advanced Placement frog that looked to be poisonous. I was not yet accustomed fencing around the perimeter of the bed.
Human Geography teacher and dean of the Social Studies to the ways of the garden and recall being quite taken What Do You Most Enjoy About Working In The
Department at Dreyfoos, an account has been created aback at the random frog. Garden?
to accept donations. This can be accessed at: https:// Ava: I am very short and have particularly short arms Aviva: Being a volunteer for the Abacoa Community
palmbeach.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/168065/3/ so it can be really difficult, when weeding, to reach Garden has allowed us to learn the ins and outs of what
False/True. anything in the center of the beds. My solution to this has goes into a garden, and a community. I have loved being
If you have any questions, contact Aviva at avivazone@ been to half wheelbarrow myself into the beds, with my so welcomed into the gardening team and always knowing
gmail.com or Ginny at vhiggins2@gmail.com. legs on the outside of the bed and walking on my hands that every Saturday will be full of good times.
And now back to the girls themselves … Makena: Something I enjoyed was being able to try
Have You Had Any Funny Experiences In The Garden? David’s celery pancakes whenever he made them. It’s an
Aviva: Watching Makena try to swallow the sugarcane amazing community and a wonderful oasis in Jupiter.
juice, which she quite clearly did not enjoy, was a Ava: I enjoy the camaraderie and connection to nature.
highlight for sure. She tried so very hard not to offend I also love that it feels like a micro-commune.
Ed as best as she could. We have also had our share of When And Why Did You Get The Idea For A Garden
hilarious moments in the pouring rain, slipping/sliding At School? Who Has Helped You?
all over the place. Aviva: I had the idea to start the garden in the summer
of 2020. I got the idea to start a garden at Dreyfoos because
I knew that a garden would be an incredible addition to
the school campus for a multitude of reasons. I wanted to
extend the community/environmental impact our school

Super Volunteers on page 5

Surfing The Pink

Wave! Rosé

By Laura Berrio, Freelance Another reason for the rise in popularity is that rosé
Writer/Blogger works well in spring and summer. It can be enjoyed
Rosé is on the rise! The anywhere and can be mixed into cocktails.
market for rosé wines has A decade ago rosé only consisted of sweeter wines.
more than doubled in the last Now the variety of rosé spans bone dry to sweet, cheap to
decade. There is a whole new expensive, and simple to complex. The color and source
group of wine drinkers who has also changed. The “pink” wine from California is now
pick “pink” for their preferred very pale pink and primarily from Provence.
wine. Who is this group of I recommend trying a variety of rosés to find your
consumers? Millennials. favorite. A couple of my favorite rosés under $20 are Rosa
Younger consumers prefer di Germina (dry) and Rosa Regale (sweet).
sweeter rosé. This reminds me Pick up a rosé for your next
of the pink wine cooler days of my youth! The millennials occasion and “surf the pink wave!”
have played a large role in creating the “pink” image ~ Cheers!
in social media for rosé wines. The popularity of this ~ Keep the conversation going
segment led Italy to create a National Rosé Day. It is all and the wine flowing!
Follow the Vine on Instagram
Deadline for the next the rage right now to get all wine enthusiasts to think @VineVibeUncorked.
pink!
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