Grow Food, Grow Hope
My blogs
Blogs I follow
- *active hope
- ECC Garden Blog
- Making [social] Change
- Ohio VISTAs Fighting Poverty
- One Southwest Michigan, One Community
- The Raw and the Cook
| Industry | Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Educating |
| Location | Wilmington, Ohio, United States |
| Introduction | Grow Food, Grow Hope is a Wilmington College sponsored project dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of local food production, backyard gardening and increasing self sustainability in our daily food habits. Based in Wilmington, Ohio, Grow Food, Grow Hope is an AmeriCorps* VISTA project, carried out by 9 VISTA volunteers and a number of integral community partners. Our focus areas are community and backyard gardening, farmer's markets, food access, nutrition education, youth and community outreach, and encouraging the local economy through our work with the "Buy Local" campaign. |