The Oregon Food Bank has started a new “Plant a Row” campaign in an effort to get more fresh produce to their clients: http://www.oregonfoodbank.org/ofb_services/food_programs/PlantaRow.html Here is their “most wanted” veggies list: Food pantries and soup kitchens need produce that stores and transports well. Refrigerated space is often limited, so foods that don’t require refrigeration are [...]
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Donate veggies to the local food bank
Posted in human factor on March 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
How to start your own community garden
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Here is a comprehensive resource for starting your own community garden: http://extension.missouri.edu/publications/DisplayPub.aspx?P=MP906 and also: http://www.communitygarden.org/learn/starting-a-community-garden.php This has come up recently because many people have expressed a desire to garden in plots rather than group gardening a large space. The existing community garden managed by LNCT does not have the resources to do this. I’m familiar [...]
