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GROW A ROW of fresh organic food for your LOCAL Food Bank
This initiative builds on the tradition of gardeners sharing their harvest with others. Gardeners commit
to grow an extra row or more of food for the community.
The produce is distributed to low-income families and individuals who don’t have access to fresh fruits
and vegetables.
Gardeners commit to grow an extra row (or more) of food, which, when harvested, goes to families that
are identified through programs at Collingwood Neighbourhood House.
There is more than enough food grown or distributed in this neighbourhood to make sure that no child
or family should go hungry. Planting an extra row is just one creative way in which to share food.
Anyone with a backyard garden can plant extra and contact your local Gleaners Group for help
harvesting or delivering the vegetables from your garden to your Local Food Bank.
* To support the continued development of a positive and lasting relationship between the community
and its food banks and soup kitchens
* To encourage our communities to plant, grow and harvest an extra row of specific vegetables for local
food banks and soup kitchens
* To ensure that the produce is delivered to the food banks at specified local drop-off locations and
times
* To have the food distribution agencies weigh and record the weight of total donations to provide some
measure of success
* To enlist the support of master gardeners, home gardeners, garden clubs, youth groups, seniors,
schools, churches, local growers, community gardens and the media.
In each community, a committee should be formed to organize this effort. The committee needs a
chairperson and a food bank representative to coordinate and guide the initiative, a media person for
promotion, and where possible, a master gardener, a garden club representative, a local service club
representative and, if possible, municipal representatives and local celebrities.
The committee mandate should be to create awareness of the program, why it's needed, how to
participate and where and when to deliver the food donations. The food bank should provide guidance
as to the type of fresh produce most desired by them. Local commercial growers should also be
encouraged to participate.
The campaign should have an official launch, continual promotion and reminders to bring in their food
donations as well as a closing date. It is important that the food bank, often staffed by volunteers,
accept the food graciously and weigh it in.
When the campaign has finished for the year, a celebration should be held to give thanks to all those
who participated. Goals should also be set for next year's efforts.
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