That is not a typo. We received well over 450 lbs. of vegetables last week. Amazing!
If we keep getting amounts even close to this, we will need to begin delivering vegetables 3x per week.
Thank you so much!
We also had our G4G kickoff event at Amity Plaza this week. We shared samples of a number of simple vegetable recipes with the senior residents at Amity and gave away an amazing amount of vegetables. We had a great time!! We will be hosting a similar event this upcoming week at another site.
If you are interested in the recipes you can find them here: Squash and Cuc Recipes.
Also, we would like to give a big thanks to Recipe for Change for providing all the printed recipes.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
A Little Garden Humor
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Thanks to some forgotten zucchinis, healthy-sized squash, cucumbers, and even a few peppers and tomatoes, G4G donated over 100+ pounds of vegetables this week! |
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
A Bit about Who We Donate To
Well, week 2 was even more successful than the last. We delivered 75 lbs. of vegetables to our neighbors.
LITTLETON GARDENERS YOU ARE AWESOME!
We are delivering these vegetables to members of our community who too often cannot afford fresh produce.
Each Wednesday, all the vegetables donated between Sunday and Tuesday are picked-up and taken to Interfaith Community Services' food bank. Interfaith has been serving the South Metro Denver community for over 40 years. In addition to their food bank, they offer a wide variety of services including homeless prevention programs, assistance to homebound seniors, and Ready, Set, School!, which outfits low-income children with new clothes, backpacks, and school supplies so they can start their first day of school on the right foot. The mission of Interfaith is to foster the self-sufficiency and respect the dignity of each of their clients. The mission of Interfaith and its motto 'neighbors helping neighbors' is a true representation of what Gardening for Good is all about and we are excited that we can play a small part in their service to the community.
On Mondays, we deliver all donated vegetables to senior and family residents of the Littleton Housing Authority (LHA). LHA 'seeks to strengthen our community by creating opportunities for diverse housing alternatives'. The LHA operates three senior housing residences and also offers affordable, quality housing to over 100 families in Littleton. Each week we deliver vegetables directly to these senior residences and to all the families who have signed up to receive vegetables. In this way, we hope to reach members of our community who cannot easily travel to Interfaith's food bank or who could use the support but have no need for food bank services. More importantly, we aim to develop a community of sharing that is more direct, interdependent, and interactive. To this end, we deliver the vegetables in person each week and plan to host several events to bring volunteers and recipients together.
Yesterday, when delivering vegetables I was told by one recipient to say thanks to all the gardeners who have so kindly shared their bounty. So again and always THANK YOU!
LITTLETON GARDENERS YOU ARE AWESOME!
We are delivering these vegetables to members of our community who too often cannot afford fresh produce.
Each Wednesday, all the vegetables donated between Sunday and Tuesday are picked-up and taken to Interfaith Community Services' food bank. Interfaith has been serving the South Metro Denver community for over 40 years. In addition to their food bank, they offer a wide variety of services including homeless prevention programs, assistance to homebound seniors, and Ready, Set, School!, which outfits low-income children with new clothes, backpacks, and school supplies so they can start their first day of school on the right foot. The mission of Interfaith is to foster the self-sufficiency and respect the dignity of each of their clients. The mission of Interfaith and its motto 'neighbors helping neighbors' is a true representation of what Gardening for Good is all about and we are excited that we can play a small part in their service to the community.
On Mondays, we deliver all donated vegetables to senior and family residents of the Littleton Housing Authority (LHA). LHA 'seeks to strengthen our community by creating opportunities for diverse housing alternatives'. The LHA operates three senior housing residences and also offers affordable, quality housing to over 100 families in Littleton. Each week we deliver vegetables directly to these senior residences and to all the families who have signed up to receive vegetables. In this way, we hope to reach members of our community who cannot easily travel to Interfaith's food bank or who could use the support but have no need for food bank services. More importantly, we aim to develop a community of sharing that is more direct, interdependent, and interactive. To this end, we deliver the vegetables in person each week and plan to host several events to bring volunteers and recipients together.
Yesterday, when delivering vegetables I was told by one recipient to say thanks to all the gardeners who have so kindly shared their bounty. So again and always THANK YOU!
Sunday, July 18, 2010
First Full Week and Wow!
I am so excited. I just returned from the G4G garden plot with cucumbers, squash, swiss chard, and lemon cucumbers! I guess we did not have to wait long at all for the other vegetables to arrive. It is amazing how quickly things are growing and maturing now. I took a picture of the plot a couple weeks ago (below) and it is unrecognizable - some of our tomato plants are approaching five feet and the cucs, squash, and zucchini have taken over the whole front plot. It is so fun to watch.
But that is not why I am writing. I am writing to report on the success of our first full week of donations. I have to admit I did not expect much until the end of the month or beginning of August so I am blown away. On Wednesday I delivered about 10 pounds of zucchini and sqaush to Interfaith Community Services' food bank. Today, I weighed all the vegetables we collected since then and the grand total is 45 lbs. We will deliver these to Amity Plaza residents (Littleton Senior Housing community) tomorrow.
That puts us at almost 60 lbs. for our first full week. Amazing. And I cannot begin to describe the radioactive sized vegetables we have received.
This just affirms what I already knew -
Littleton gardeners do not just have green thumbs, they are also amazingly generous. Thank you! This project is nothing without your generosity and we cannot begin to convey how appreciative we are.
Littleton gardeners do not just have green thumbs, they are also amazingly generous. Thank you! This project is nothing without your generosity and we cannot begin to convey how appreciative we are.
Happy gardening and be well.
The G4G Garden the first week of July 2010
First Week's Bounty (7/18/2010)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Vegetable Collections Begin July 9th
It is almost time to start harvesting! We have already begun to harvest lettuce, spinach, and radishes in the Gardening for Good plot and can barely wait for the other crops. But wait we will.
In the meantime, we are gearing up for donations. We have arranged to have bins in several central Littleton locations--
In the meantime, we are gearing up for donations. We have arranged to have bins in several central Littleton locations--
- Bemis Library
- Buck Recreation Center
- Littleton Pea Patches
- Shepherd and Bemis (next to the Center for the Blind)
- Windermere and Stern Parkway (behind the Presbyterian Church)
- 703 W. Berry Avenue
If you are interested in having a bin at your business or church, please contact us.
We will pick-up the outdoor bins every evening and deliver the vegetables to recipients twice a week.
We will pick-up the outdoor bins every evening and deliver the vegetables to recipients twice a week.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND SUPPORT!
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