Farmer Relations at Boston Area Gleaners
11.11.2020 in Farms/ GardensPartnerships with agricultural donors are all about personal relationship building and trust....
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Refugee Garden Art Program at Iskashitaa Refugee Network
10.11.2020 in Farms/ Gardens2020 brought many surprises to Iskashitaa Refugee Network, the most pleasant one being the enthusiasm and receptiveness to their programming at the University of Arizona community garden. IRN has had plots at this garden in the past, but this year was the first where there...
Fruit and Vegetable Picking with Concrete Jungle
09.11.2020 in Farms/ GardensWritten by Lorie Bonham, Strategic Programming and Expansion Manager VISTA.Fruit and Vegetable PickingConcrete Jungle coordinates approximately 70 volunteer events per year, engaging more than 960 volunteers from the Atlanta metropolitan community. Through this work, Concrete Jungle educates participants on Atlanta and Georgia's horticultural diversity and...
Community Gardens and Plant a Row at NEW
07.04.2020 in Farms/ Gardens, Plant a Row/ StartsThere are several community gardens in northeast Washington. The two largest are in Colville and Kettle Falls, which are both towns with very active food pantries open four days a week. The community garden in Colville is owned and operated by a local church. This...
Garden Share Program at Community Food Share
31.03.2020 in Education, Farms/ GardensGrow a Row is an international initiative that works to get backyard gardeners involved in donating freshly grown produce directly to their local food bank. We encouraged local gardeners to participate in the Grow a Row program as it has participants only commit a single...
Gleaning Farms at Community Food Share
31.03.2020 in Farms/ GardensThere are two key components to a working gleaning program: interested farmers and committed volunteers. Without dedicated farmers and volunteers, there would be no food to glean and no one to help harvest it.....
Gardening at the Community Action Center
20.03.2020 in Farms/ GardensThe gardens at the Koppel Community Garden in Pullman and at the CAC office building can be used to teach clients about how to grow their own food which promotes self-sufficiency. The gardens are also a great place to host large groups of volunteers for...
Community Gardens with Food for Others
25.02.2020 in Farms/ GardensThe benefits of community gardens are endless. They provide fresh food to populations that are often underserved, offer a space to gather, connect and build relationships, and beautify neighborhoods. A community garden created in conjunction with a food bank can be both a provider of...
Gardens with Society of St. Andrew FL
21.12.2018 in Farms/ GardensHistorically, Florida has been a citrus mecca, and this produce was the bulk of SoSA’s gleaning. However, with back-to-back hurricanes and the spread of greening disease, this is no longer the case. The continuing pattern of hurricanes and other natural disasters has imperiled SoSA’s primary...
Victory Gardens with Skagit County Community Action Agency
05.06.2012 in Farms/ GardensThe main framework of a Victory Gardens program is that outreach is done to connect with local gardeners, who are told that they can donate produce to their food banks. Then they are given information about where to drop off donations. It is good to...