![]() ![]() But the main goal for the day is to bring the entire community together in celebration of the organization’s big dream: that all kids can grow up in a world in which reading, learning, and access to information are considered rights and not privileges so that all children can thrive.” Over 1,000 people showed up for Book Harvest’s annual Dream Big Book Drive and Community Celebration. This annual event is part book drive, part volunteer opportunity, part activity fair, and part fundraiser. King’s vision of a world in which every child has the chance to realize his or her full potential. “Today, Book Harvest’s annual Dream Big Book Drive and Community Celebration remains deeply connected to MLK Day, the day on which it has been held for nine years we are inspired by Dr. That first event brought in 10,122 books – and we were off to the races!” Inspired by the Vision of Dr. “Dream Big began as an experiment to see if we could collect book donations on MLK Day 2012 in our first year, we had several new bookshelves throughout the community that needed books every week, and we were working hard to bring in the donations to keep those shelves of free books for kids stocked. As her dream grew, so did the need to collect more books. Soon she and a team of volunteers were supplying donated books to children and programs across Durham and Orange counties and Book Harvest was born. To combat the problem, and to fulfill her dream that “every child in our community should grow up in the presence of books, and plenty of them,” Young began collecting donated books in her garage. And there are a lot of kids in our midst who don’t own books.” “The consequences of raising a child in a bookless home are direct, severe, and lifelong. If we wait until a child starts school, we’ve waited too long,” she explained. “The benefits of a book-rich home environment begin accruing at birth. Jade Vaughan-Bey reads to her mother, Taquoia Street. Hearing such wisdom from a young child brought a huge smile to the face of Book Harvest Founder Ginger Young who exclaimed enthusiastically, “Jade gets it – that’s what this program is all about!” I would highly recommend giving their in-house favorite Toxic Spill a try along with some of their other tantalizing and intriguing strains.“Everyone needs to become a good reader so that when they are an adult they will have a better life,” said six-year-old Jade Vaughan-Bey during Book Harvest’s Dream Big Book Drive and Community Celebration held on MLK Day at Rhythms Live Music Hall in downtown Durham. Aside from the overwhelming odor at times, this is a great daytime weed to indulge in. The overall feeling is one typical for high-percentage sativas and it delivers nicely. It would seem that newcomer Harvest Foundation has a strong and potent strain on their hands. The strong odor is easily detected, and the tell-tale signs of being stoned are exhibited by this strain-such as cottonmouth and red eyes. On that note, Toxic Spill is not the best for discretion. But the strong and pungent odor might be a bit of a turn-off or distraction. The vibrant and vigilant feeling experienced with this strain would be good for social situations, as it leaves one feeling upbeat and positive. It would be of use and beneficial to those suffering from fatigue and drowsiness, depression or nausea or for those lacking in creativity or willpower. This wasn’t incredibly uncomfortable but was noticeable.Īll in all, this was a very solid and enjoyable sativa hybrid. I did end up having a really dry mouth along with slightly stinging eyes that reddened after a while. Paired with this euphoric feeling was an overall soothing bodily sensation. I felt an almost immediate head rush along with a dizzying sense of clarity and energy. The taste was akin to that of burnt vegetables, such as broccoli or kale, and at times, I would get soupy notes. When packed and lit, it seemed to burn well for quite some time. Each pull and tear at the tender nuggets released more of the thick fragrance into the air. The hairs were a very burnt orange, nearing the color of darkened cherry tree wood. The buds were compact and moist with a nice mixture of pale to dark green colors within. It was very dank, skunky, musty and smelled almost like ripened cheese in character at first, but it gradually eased into a more herby and earthy scent. What immediately struck me was how pungent the smell was. One of their in-house favorites that was suggested to me was named Toxic Spill (THC: 25.13%, CBD: 0.56%–$13/gram) which was a strong sativa hybrid. They are still in the process of completely fleshing out their opening, but they do offer respectable set quantities of good quality flower. 110A) which recently opened a location Downtown. This week I decided to try Harvest Foundation (220 Copper Ave. We’re lucky here in Albuquerque to have a rather large pool of dispensaries relative to the size of the city. ![]()
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