Bevilleville, Texas – Located in Beville, Coffee Barrel focuses on sustainability, and owner Dr. Daval Patel wants to spread lasting love to everyone. Dr. Patel and the Coffee Barrel have partnered with several local school districts to teach children sustainable experiences.
We have tried to integrate many of the programs into schools and in the curriculum in a fun and exciting way. So, the next generation is really about children, and that’s what we need to focus on, and that’s how sustainability fits into all of that, ”said Dr. Patel.
Students from local districts visit the coffee bar twice a week to work on community gardening, sustainability, and how to plant and walk their own garden.
At St. Mary’s Academy Charter School in Beville, teacher Nancy Cavalin works with the children in their own garden to continue their lessons with Dr. Patel.
Sometimes this helps them to relax a little and to understand what they need to learn, ”she says. I mean, it’s just a garden and they’re ready to jump in there.
Older children help by planting small children, and they pass on their knowledge. Sixth grader Sonia loves working with younger students and loves what she is learning that can make a difference in the world.
“I really love planting and everything. I love being able to help people and the environment. ”
The younger ones rejoice in the experience of working in the garden.
“We can have fun and plant things. We have to learn gardening, ”said my fourth-grader.
“You have to know that you are dirty,” said high school student Braden.
A fourth-grader at SMACS said she was comfortable with learning, and enjoyed watering plants and mixing soil.
“We learned some plant names. There are so many plants in the garden, ”he said.
The children are not just learning how to plant and care for their garden. This year, coffee barrels began selling local produce and donating the proceeds to schools.
“The children will learn how to create a business plan, sell those plants with a cooking card and a cooking display, and the proceeds will go back to school for the projects they want to work on,” said Dr. Patel.
Dr. Patel said he has seen an increase in the number of children participating in the program since the beginning of the program, which he said he would like to see.
What I can see when such a young person is motivated by what we do together and wants to continue is perhaps the greatest honor.
But the children are not only learning, but they are also aware of their unknown desires.
“We have seen shy individuals not only grow into entrepreneurs, but also try to talk to parents and customers who come here to sell plants. We have seen them want to be chefs and compete. We’ve seen it grow in relationships, in business, in growth, in excitement, and that’s what these kids want to be able to do, ”said Dr. Patel.
Cavalin says that every year a few parents call her to take care of the garden because they want their children to go home and start their own garden.
“I like this, because my background is really gardening, and I was researching before I came here. So, I bring that to them, and they are listening to different professions that they may not have known before. ”
In addition, Dr. Patel will be hosting a coffee bar on September 11, where children will clash with local schools, along with local food. They all say it is part of the sustainability program, and it invites the public to attend. It will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Beville, at the 401 W Corpus Christi barrel.
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