Our Food Systems are Changing! Community and Home Gardens Provided over 40% of produce in the US in the 1940's Victory Garden Era. Home Grown Gardens Can Feed Us Are you growing a garden for the first time? Or the first time in years? Mountain Xpress reports a huge surge in garden supply sales in THIS ARTICLE. That's WONDERFUL! Did you know that in the 1940's home gardeners and community gardens produced over 40% of the produce consumed in the US? We can do that again, and we NEED to do it again. Find out more about Bountiful Cities Community Garden Network in this article from Mountain Xpress. Our Food System is Changing - let's make it BETTER LISTEN to this podcast from Reveal on Essential Farm Workers and READ this article from Politico about how Coronavirus is increasing Food Waste for a taste of how the Food System is already changing. We can make it better, more just, and equitable right now. Bountiful Cities has been supporting low-wealth communities working to achieve LONG TERM FOOD SECURITY through urban agriculture for the last 20 years. We need your help TODAY to sustain EVERYONE in our community in this time of change! Please donate today to help us GROW Food Security Now is the time to PLANT!! It's springtime and the perfect time to get seeds in the ground. Take this SURVEY! Tell us what you want to know about growing a garden. Tell us what you have learned and what you need to learn! We are developing and compiling on-line Virtual Workshops and FB LIVE Question and Answer sessions to help new and seasoned gardeners GROW AS MUCH FOOD AS POSSIBLE! Check out this VIDEO in our Virtual Workshop collection on how to start a weed-free raised bed. Or this VIDEO on starting a container garden with companion plants. For more growing expertise check out these awesome local resources: Sow True Seed - Local Source for Open Pollinated Seeds Living Web Farms Videos - Hands on Gardening Demos and Workshops Organic Growers School - Gardeners Library Buncombe County Master Gardener Helpline - Helpline to Answer Gardening Questions Can you grow a little extra for those who are houseless or those who don't have a yard or resources to grow? If you can, plant some extra! Bountiful Cities can help get extra produce to where it is needed most! Thank you to our generous sponsors and donors!! Don't have extra veggies yet, but do have extra compost?
If you have a Compost Now account and want to share your compost with a Bountiful Cities garden we are one of their garden partners! Click HERE to share your compost with us! Volunteer Opportunities Are you interested in volunteering in a Bountiful Cities garden? We are having small garden workdays with one or two volunteers at a time so we can maintain social distancing. Please fill out this FORM so we can learn more about you!
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