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Seed and Seedling Distribution Program Help build food security in your area by starting a Seed and Seedling Distribution Program! Through this program, community organizations distribute free vegetable seeds or seedlings to low-income New Yorkers for creation of a backyard garden or bucket garden. Obtaining food through gardening is a viable option for many New Yorkers and one that offers skill and confidence building, as well as food security. Many places are willing to donate past year’s seeds and surplus seedlings for free, such as local nurseries and greenhouses or organizations like the America the Beautiful Fund. Help low-income community members grow their own food. Download our guide "Sowing Seeds...Harvesting Hope" which explains how to start the Seed & Seedling Distribution Program. Community Gardens
Emergency food providers, community organizations, schools and faith
communities can develop a community garden and grow fresh fruits
and veggies! Produce can be harvested by local community citizens
and donated to food pantries and soup kitchens, where canned items
are often standard fare. Gardens can also be divvied up into individual
plots, where families take responsibility for growing some of their
own food themselves. In addition to providing fresh produce, gardens
help unify communities, are therapeutic, and beautify Don't have a lot of space? Try a rooftop or container garden. Click here for a Bucket Gardening flyer. Click here for Basic Plant Care Instruction flyer. Hunger Action and Cornell Cooperative Extension are available to provide technical assistance with regard to starting a garden, finding funding and material resources, and organizing your local community to become involved in the garden. Grow community as you grow food! Click on this link for helpful resources from the American Community Gardening Association.
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neighborhoods.
If you work with lower income people whom you intend the garden
to assist, provide outreach materials or a survey to gauge interest
and gather community input. Food projects are far more effective
when they are shaped by the community that they will nourish. 