How Does Your Garden Grow?
As our local gardens sit dormant under frozen ground outside the Good Food Garden headquarters, stories about new gardens and feeding programs are popping up almost daily, bringing new hope to the challenge of feeding American children healthy, vibrant food each day. These days, schools across the country are leading the charge. We love this school garden round-up in the Huffington Post, packed with plenty of inspiration and resources for how to start your own.
It's a New Year, Help End Hunger by 2015!
Happy New Year from the Good Food Gardens!
World Food Day
Today is World Food Day, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation's call to action to rally together to help the world achieve food security. That sounds like a big ask, but if we all do our part and look within our own community, it's a goal that’s achievable.
We Unveiled The Harlem Children's Zone Garden!!!
We did it!!!
On Saturday, the 10th of October, we unveiled yet another garden in New York City! Our first rooftop garden is located at the Harlem Children's Zone on 125th St.
Sarah and I were there early with our friends from Share Our Strength, Teich Garden Systems, and Wholefoods. As we were setting up for the kids, we all realized how fortunate we are to be part of such an inspiring and exciting initiative. There is nothing like hanging out on a roof in Manhattan at 9am on a Saturday putting together veggie platters and compost bins!
Live, from New York City
There’s a buzz in the air in downtown New York today, and I think it comes from all the green things growing in our Good Food Garden in the Meatpacking district as a part of the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival.
Back to School, to the Garden
This week, my friends at Share Our Strength shared a beautiful speech by Wendell Berry, delivered recently to the Garden Club of America. His always poetic and poignant words seem to have the wisdom of ages, as well as the answer for today’s age. Here’s an excerpt from his speech that I couldn’t resist sharing with you:
Press Worthy Moments in the Good Food Gardens
Over the last two weeks, we've had so many exciting moments in the Good Food Gardens that the press picked up on it! First, we headed west to Altadena, California to build our first Good Food Garden with a Head Start school at the Arroyo Head Start.
Gift From San Francisco
When we built our very first Good Food Garden, in San Francisco, we poured months of love and research and energy into the garden, but sadly, we never got to meet the kids who would give this garden a home. They live on Treasure Island, which is connected to San Francisco by a single bridge, a bridge that was blocked the day we planned to visit.
A Delightful Surprise from San Francisco!
Howdy Gardeners!
Last week when I returned from vacation, I had a brown package sitting on my chair. When I saw it was sent from San Francisco I could feel the smile muscles in my face flex and felt as if it were Christmas in August! I carefully opened the box only to find colorful, artistic gifts from the children of the Treasure Island Clubhouse.
