Del Val FFA Students Help Others (Continued from Pag* A 1) donated land to be subdivided into plots for people who don’t have the opportunity to grow fresh veget ables. We are going to teach them how to garden and take cate of the plots up to five years if they are willing to do it that long.” For the sun-tanned, muscular youth who has spent the last eight summers working at the Funk Brothers vegetable farm and green houses near here, to help feed hun gry people and teach them to be self-sustaining has personal motivation. “I get a good feeling through knowing I am actually doing something worthwhile,” Barnett said. “I know I have a lot of oppor tunities that ate given to me that many other people ate not as fortu nate to have. I would like to share some of mine with them.” For Barnett and the 14 to 16 other FFA student volunteers at Del Val, there is no course credit involved in the projects. Their work may look good on a future job resume, but mostly it’s a labor of love. DclVal has two to three acres for vegetables and IS acres of peaches and apples that are sold by students Today, There is an After native - FOIL* Environmentally Sound Control of Insects on Potatoes Ecogen Inc. developed Foil® Bioinsecticide from a novel genetic combination of three strains of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis). As insects eat Foil, they immediately stop feeding and crop destruction is halted. Foil is the only biological insecticide that is effective against both Colorado potato beetles and European com borers. Foil makes a power ful alternative to chemical pesticides and other Bt products. With environmental issues a concern for all growers. Foil is indeed today's alternative. at a roadside stand. Under Profes sor Claycomb’s direction, students with majors in these fields get hands-on experience. “My main interest in the Terra Vision programs is to have people learn how to raise vegetables so we can give them a plot to raise food,” Claycomb said. Along with the land from the college, he said, the Philadelphia Electric Company provides land that can be divided into 34 growing plots for individu als to use. “Next year, we hope to be in full swing with these projects,” he said. For Vilma Frattone, a retiree from the business world, the prog rams to engage FFA students, 4-H members, and many other volun teers has been started to “connect family, farmers, and food kitch ens,” said Frattone. She is asking every interested party to raise extra fruit or vegetables this year and donate them to their local food kitchen. The volunteers will visit their community and sign up farmers, asking them to “Grow A Row” and donate it to the needy. The student is to make the connection between the farmer and the local food kitch en. This way. according to Fiat- Make a Difference with HHL* Foil is a registered trademark of Ecogen Inc ©1992 Ecogen Inc tone, there is no distribution prob lem and no money exchanges hands. The response has been exceptional. Seed companies, corporations, and small businesses have donated to the projects. At DclVal, two acres of vegetables are being grown fora local program that sup plies distribution to the needy in Bucks County. Large quanities of sweet com has been donated at harvest time. And in western Pen nsylvania, pumpkins will be made available. FFA student Glenn Cappo is also a food broker. He is signing up many New Jersey farmers and overseeing the deliveries. Cappo expects tons of food to be donated by the end of harvest For Barnett, the idea is to use the food bank at Central Manor. The people at his church, the Washing ton Boro Chinch of God, have offered to help. Student Kenneth Hartman plans to work in northwestern Pennsyl vania near the Ohio border. He hopes to involve junior and high school students and his 4-H club in his hometown near Pittsburg. James Wabler of Coopersburg is Claycomb’s assistant. Wabler Derived from Bt, a natural pesticide. 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