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The Need is Growing Greater Census data from 2009 indicates more than 50 million Americans, including 17.2 million children, live in households that experience hunger or the risk of hunger during the year. One in 7 Americans now live in poverty. Food banks and soup kitchens that assist the hungry continually struggle to meet the demand for food assistance. Plant A Row is a unique, community- based program that supports food relief organizations. Launched in 1995 by the Garden Writers Association, Plant A Row encourages gardeners to grow a little extra and donate the produce to local soup kitchens and food pantries serving the hungry and homeless. Plant A Row's mission is to provide an avenue through which individuals, corporations and over 84 million gardening households in the U.S. can help America’s most vulnerable citizens and the food agencies serving them. Plant A Row is endorsed by Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest), Master Gardeners, American Community Gardening Association, American Nursery and Landscape Association, National Gardening Association and by nurseries, seedsmen and garden suppliers across the United States and Canada. Join Grange Co-op and ACCESS in helping feed the hungry in your community! P l ant R ow for the H ungry A Crop choices for early spring and over-wintering gardens Fresh vegetables are especially appreciated during the winter months and early spring. Year-round gardeners might consider growing and donating any of the cool season, semi- hardy vegetables listed below. They will tolerate light frosts (29 to 32 degrees F) or even cooler temperatures with protection. Over-Wintering Early Spring Planting Arugula X X Asparagus Beets X X Broccoli X Raab type Brussels Sprouts X Cabbage X X Carrots Merida X Cauliflower X X Chinese Cabbage X X Fava Beans X X Garlic X Kale X Leeks X Lettuce Harvest whole plant X X Onions X X Peas X Pak Choi X Radishes X Shallots X Spinach Harvest whole plant X X Swiss chard X

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Page 1: Plant a Row for the Hungry - Food Share, Jackson County, Oregon

The Need is Growing Greater Census data from 2009 indicates more than

50 million Americans, including 17.2 million

children, live in households that experience

hunger or the risk of hunger during the

year. One in 7 Americans now live in

poverty. Food banks and soup kitchens that

assist the hungry continually struggle to

meet the demand for food assistance.

Plant A Row is a unique, community-

based program that supports food relief

organizations. Launched in 1995 by the

Garden Writers Association, Plant A Row

encourages gardeners to grow a little extra

and donate the produce to local soup

kitchens and food pantries serving the

hungry and homeless.

Plant A Row's mission is to provide

an avenue through which individuals,

corporations and over 84 million gardening

households in the U.S. can help America’s

most vulnerable citizens and the food

agencies serving them.

Plant A Row is endorsed by Feeding

America (formerly America’s Second

Harvest), Master Gardeners, American

Community Gardening Association, American

Nursery and Landscape Association,

National Gardening Association and by

nurseries, seedsmen and garden suppliers

across the United States and Canada.

Join Grange Co-op and ACCESS in

helping feed the hungry

in your community!

Plant Rowfor theHungry

ACrop choices for early spring and over-wintering gardensFresh vegetables are especially appreciated

during the winter months and early spring.

Year-round gardeners might consider growing

and donating any of the cool season, semi-

hardy vegetables listed below. They will

tolerate light frosts (29 to 32 degrees F) or

even cooler temperatures with protection.

Over-Wintering Early Spring Planting

Arugula X X Asparagus Beets X X Broccoli X Raab type

Brussels Sprouts X Cabbage X X Carrots Merida X Cauliflower X X Chinese Cabbage X X Fava Beans X X Garlic X Kale X Leeks X Lettuce Harvest whole plant X X Onions X X Peas X Pak Choi X Radishes X Shallots X Spinach Harvest whole plant X X Swiss chard X

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(or two) in your garden.Share the extra produce with a local food pantry.

Plant A Row

Plant A Row Helps Nourish Your CommunityPlant A Row is rooted

in the heartfelt tradition

of gardeners sharing a bountiful harvest with

others. Sharing can happen on many levels. Home

gardeners, schools, church groups, youth and

community organizations, and area businesses can

all help make a difference for their neighbors who

experience hunger or the threat of hunger.

Help’s at Hand at the Grange Co-opDon’t know where to start? Stop by your local

Grange Co-op for all the quality seeds, bedding

plants, soils and fertilizers you’ll need to Plant A

Row for the Hungry. Grange Co-op makes it easy

with pre-selected vegetable flats, garden kits and

expert advice on all the supplies you need to get

growing.

If you garden, you can do something good for your community while you do what you love. Simply grow a few extra rows of vegetables in

your home garden and donate the produce to

ACCESS Food Share. It’s that easy to make a

difference and help ensure that those in need

have nutritious, fresh produce to eat.

Any effort—big or small—will have an impact

and help improve the lives of those who have

less. With your contributions and those of

other gardeners in the area, we hope to feed

thousands of families.

To Participate. . .Plant A Row for the Hungry is a people-helping-people movement to help feed the hungry in local neighborhoods and communities throughout Jackson County.

Contact ACCESS to sign up and receive a Plant A Row starter package. Call or e-mail:

Nan King Food Share Garden DeveloperACCESS Food Share541-779-6691 ext. [email protected]

Produce Donation DROP-OFF SITES When your crops are ready to harvest, contact ACCESS of Jackson County for the location and hours of a food pantry or other drop-off location near you.

541-779-6691www.accesshelps.org

www.accesshelps.org