Do you have a personal garden at home? We know many Ark and Dove members grow their own produce in a variety of arrangements and for a variety of reasons. Your garden could be as simple as a few containers on your patio, or as complex as your whole yard. Growing your own food could not only be cheaper than buying from the store, but also allows you to reduce the carbon footprint of the food you consume. Walking to your garden and picking a tomato consumes much less energy and resources than buying ones that have been shipped from California or Mexico.
So whether you are a seasoned gardener or thinking about just starting out, we have two resources for you today. The first is the Maryland Food Gardening Network sponsored by the University of Maryland College of Agriculture. They have resources on a wide variety of gardening topics, advice on common problems and even a 1-800 hotline for gardening questions.
Grow It Eat It website
If you do have a large garden and you end up with more produce than you are able to consume.. what do you do with it? Ample Harvest is a national organization which aids in reducing hunger in our community by sharing your harvest with local food pantries. You are able to search and find a large collection of locations that will take fresh produce and get it to those in need. If you have a good garden year, please consider sharing with others.
Ample Harvest
Efficient use of our economic and environmental resources enables us to help others that are in need.
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I love growing food without and added food miles. I don't know how much money I save growing rather than purchasing. It might be a wash... But my community has a program that sends a volunteer to harvest from your garden if you are away on vacation. They take the food to a local soup kitchen. It is so awesome!!!
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