It’s National Community Garden Week!
August 24th, 2009 at 12:01 pm by Joy Wellington under Uncategorized
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture has proclaimed August 23 – 29 National Community Gardening Week and millions of people are expected to celebrate. The National Gardening Association says 43 million households put in a garden or joined a community garden this summer, up from 36 million last year. To celebrate in West Michigan, Fair Food Matters is hosting a public tour of 11 local gardens in Kalamazoo on Saturday, August 29 from 1-5pm, rain or shine. Start at any one of the eleven gardens on the tour, bring your questions, and enjoy the kinship. Find out how you can get your Eat Local! passport for the month of September, too, and set aside Sept 6 for the annual Harvest Dinner on the Farm presented by Food Dance. Send photos or stories of your community garening experience to share!
The Ionia County Community Food Network (ICCFN) participated in the United Way’s Day of Caring event last week where we had about 40 volunteers working in 3 different community gardens throughout Ionia County. Total the ICCFN is working with 7 community gardens and delivering the majority of the produce to local food pantries and other distribution sources. For a list of distribution sites or to volunteer, please contact ENRICH of Ionia County at 616-522-1126.