Hello friends, fellow gardeners and volunteers,
We hope this finds you well and getting excited to get your hands into the dirt! The Franklin Food Pantry will continue to grow organic vegetables for their clients for the 2025 season. The Pantry is also planning to continue its Farmers Market on the front patio of the building during one or more of the shopping days from June through October. In 2024 over 2000 lbs. of produce was grown in the community gardens and several hundred flower arrangements were made and distributed to very grateful clients! Shoppers were given the opportunity to add more produce to their diet, try new veggies along with recipes and demonstrations, and utilize the incentives for shopping at local farmers markets.
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| one of The Pantry garden beds in 2020 |
There are several ways to get involved, volunteer and support the Veggie Project:
*Commit to a bed (or 2!) There are eight raised beds at the Franklin Community Garden that are being reserved for volunteers willing to grow, harvest and deliver produce to the Pantry.*Grow flowers at home or at the Franklin Community Garden, harvest and place in vases (repurposed jars, containers, etc.) and then bring them to the Pantry on shopping days.*Become a FFP volunteer (if you aren't already) and sign up for a shift at the Pantry's Farmers Market.
Thank you all for your time and support over the years. The need to support our neighbors experiencing food insecurity continues to increase. We look forward to hearing from you if you think you may want to participate in what is sure to be another banner year!
Happy Spring!
Jen Kuse
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