Posts Tagged ‘gardening’


Summer Healthy Eating for All

By Kasandra Gunter Robinson

For the second year, the garden at Children of Mine in Southeast D.C. is thriving.  This collaboration of From the Ground Up in the Community and Children of Mine teaches children in urban areas about the importance of healthy eating, nutrition and growing fresh produce.  To kick-off our summer healthy eating series of recipes, below [...]

Harvest for Health Inspires

By Marian Peele

This past March, I sat in on 1 of 3 classes for the Agency Achievement Academy’s Garden Series.  The Garden Series was facilitated by our own, JuJu Harris and Susan Topping.  The goal of the Garden series is to educate community organizations on the basis of starting and maintaining a garden.  JuJu and Susan are [...]

Grow A Row Off to a Very Ex-“seedingly” Good Start!

By Emily Osterhus

We are really excited this year about the buzz around gardens. From the White House garden and the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign to the recent Community Food Security Panel, there has been talk locally and nationally about urban gardening. Here at the Capital Area Food Bank we have had a dramatic increase in the [...]

Basic Gardening

By Juliet Harris

“I want one of these for Mother’s Day.”  So spoke Angela, a participant at the A3 Basic Gardening Class as she hefted a cordless power drill.   Hands-on construction of wooden raised beds, the sowing of a container garden, and a discussion about compost techniques were just a few of the highlights of Tuesday’s A3 class.  [...]

From the Ground Up: Planting Ideas for Local Growth

By Emily Osterhus

Amidst all this snow and ice, I can’t believe I’m thinking about all things leafy and green! But, it is that time again when we invite all Capital Area Food Bank agencies to submit an application for the 2010 FGU Fresh Produce Grant—the program that sends participating agencies out to Clagett Farm to pick up [...]

The Gift that Keeps on Giving

By Jody Tick

Whether you live in the city or suburbs, someone in your community is struggling to provide their family with enough nourishment. Share the Harvest Gift Project is an effort to provide healthy, local produce to your neighbors in need.
Share the Harvest is an innovative collaboration between the Capital Area Food Bank and the Chesapeake Bay [...]

Rooted in Community, “Grow a Row” Sprouts Promise of New Connections

By Emily Osterhus

Sometimes a really good idea is born out of such simplicity; all it takes is a little spark. Here in the Harvest for Health department of the Capital Area Food Bank we concentrate on getting fresh produce to the people who need it. This year, a beautiful idea sprouted into a program new to the [...]