Grow a Row

Mon 3/29/2010: Grow a Row planning meeting!
Wed 4/7/2010: Loving Spoonful Volunteer Meeting
Sat 4/24/2010: Fundraiser for Loving Spoonful

Did you know that:

The price of fresh produce has risen 30% in the past year
More people than ever are turning to Food Banks and emergency meal programs
In Kingston meal providers server hundreds of people every day

Community gardening You can make a difference. Share this year’s harvest with your community. Plant a little extra in your garden and donate the produce.Register your garden and pledge to Grow a Row, a pot or plant for donation. Nurture and harvest your garden. share your produce by taking it to a designated drop off site.

You can register your garden at Earthworx, 1571 John Counter Blvd
You can also donate without registering by dropping off your produce at a drop off site during the hours posted below.

Which Crops are Best?
Root vegetables: potatoes, onions, turnips, radishes, corn, etc are easiest to store and transport.
Greatly needed: broccoli, cabbage, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers, winter squash, apples, pears, melons

Donation Drop Off:
June – October, drop off produce at the Loving Spoonful Table at the Kingston Public Market, Thursdays and Saturdays from 2-4pm or at the Foodbank, 140 Hickson Ave.

If you are interested in volunteering on the organizing committee please contact us!

To find out what grade 5 students at Rideau Public School are contributing to grow a row, click here.