21st Century Victory Gardens Benefit Today’s Hungry

PRLog (Press Release) - Oct 05, 2009 -
VENTURA, CALIF. --During WWI and WWII, growing Victory Gardens became a necessity to supplement community food supplies.

Decades later, the idea of sustainable backyard and community gardens is again at the forefront. A program from FOOD Share, called Garden Share, is a new community-based effort that encourages neighborhoods to grow produce to help feed the hungry.

FOOD Share and Agromin, the official sponsor of Garden Share, have made it fun and easy to get started through a free Garden Share member program that includes incentives, discounts on soil to start a garden, and how-to tips and support to get you started on the path to helping feed those in need.

“Adding fresh, often organic, produce for our fellow food pantries to distribute is an amazing gift to people who so often go without,” said Bonnie Weigel, FOOD Share CEO. “Whether you have a single container on the patio or a row in an acre of farmland, everyone can get involved to help with Garden Share.”

Agromin is one California’s largest organics recyclers, diverting green materials collected from every community in Ventura County and converting them into more than 200 types of sustainable, eco-friendly soil products. It is offering its soil products at a special discount to volunteers who sign up to grow vegetables for Garden Share.

“Agromin believes strongly that as a community we should help each other and help our environment,” said Bill Camarillo, Agromin CEO. “Garden Share does both by feeding the hungry and by using soil made from locally-generated recycled green waste. Garden Share provides an opportunity for all of us to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors and to make the environment we live in cleaner and more sustainable.”
POUNDS FOR PRODUCE
Agromin and FOOD Share will select winners of a Pounds for Produce contest based on the amount of produce grown in one of six categories: potatoes, tomatoes, celery, onions, broccoli, and citrus. The contest is free to enter and open to everyone through July 15, 2010. Top producers in each category will win free soil from Agromin on a pound-for-pound basis, equal to the total weight of produce donated to FOOD Share.

GET GREEN AND GET GROWING!
Get started with a free Garden Share membership that includes incentives, discounts on soil from Agromin, how-to tips, and support to help grow your garden. To sign up and become part of the FOOD Share family, visit www.foodshare.com or www.agromin.com.

For more information, call Meg Horton at FOOD Share, (805) 983-7100, ext. 105.