• The National Gardening Association, a nonprofit leader in plant-based education, has a newsletter geared towards educators to help facilitate their efforts to create school gardens. It reaches 47,000 educators and the May issue included information about Edens Lost & Found. Learn more about the National Gardening Association or sign up for their newsletter.
  
  
• On June 11th the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society coordinated a Trolley Tour to visit sites featured in the Philadelphia segment of Edens Lost & Found. The event was a success and an additional tour may be scheduled at some point. Thirty-five people participated which was almost double the expected number.

• Earth 911 has a website with a wealth of information including: green shopping tips, beach water quality reports, things you can do to decrease air pollution, and places to take toxic items in your household for recycling or disposal. They have included a link to our website in their education area so that teacher¹s will be able to learn about Edens Lost & Found and use our free downloadable teacher guides and community action guides. To check out their site please visit: www.Earth911.org To access their teaching materials click on the Education 911 link in the left column and then click the green "teachers" button under "cool links."

• The Chicago segment of Edens Lost & Found was the subject of "TV City in a Garden: Edens Lost & Found," an article published by World Business Chicago on February 6th. Check it out

• On May 23rd the Christian Science Monitor published: "Reclaiming the Heart of the City: Urban planning theories are meaningless without citizens involved in their community." The article was written by Harry Wiland and Dale Bell, the producers of Edens Lost & Found. Read the article

• On June 14th the Philadelphia Inquirer published an article about the Philadelphia segment of the series: "Show finds magic in Edens of Philadelphia." The article was written by Blaine Bonham Jr., vice president of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Bonham called the Philadelphia segment an inspiring documentary of urban growth that left him "pumped" about the city.

  Bonham said that while organizations such as the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and its Philadelphia Flower Show and Philadelphia Green program are featured prominently in the segment, the people of Philadelphia shine brightest. Among those whose work is heralded in the program are Iris Brown of Norris Square in North Philadelphia, Ed Ellis of Belgrade Gardens in Fishtown, Doris Gwaltney from Carroll Park in West Philadelphia.

  Giving credit to the hundreds of other featured individuals and organizations that have embraced the powerful connection between people and the land, Bonham said the outcome is the betterment of their community and the rebirth of Philadelphia's neighborhoods.

The Los Angeles and Seattle segments of Edens Lost & Found are currently scheduled to premiere on PBS in late Fall 2006 or early winter 2007. Our website www.edenslostandfound.org will have the most recent information as it becomes available.

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