Plant a Row, Watch COPE Grow Food Donation Garden kicks off its third season
The Plant a Row, Watch COPE Grow Food Donation Garden will start its third season to fight against hunger in Metropolis.
Join us on Friday, March 20th at 9:30am to plant the garden with spring crops. Help is needed to prepare the raised beds and plant seeds. All community members are welcome to attend!
All produce grown in the Plant a Row, Watch COPE Grow garden is donated to COPE Food Pantry. We strive to grow crops in spring, summer, and fall. Carrots, green onions, spinach, lettuce, and radishes are just some of the spring crops that will be planted. Once harvesting begins, families will receive the fresh produce grown in the garden at the pantry along with nutrition education from SNAP-Education staff while there for food pick-up.
Community food pantries often have limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables to provide to families. This garden is part of a collaboration between University of Illinois Extension’s Master Gardeners and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) to address food insecurity in Illinois.
Not able to attend the planting day? Consider signing up to take care of the garden for a week this spring or summer! Email lrsadler@illinois.edu if interested.
University of Illinois Extension is the flagship outreach effort of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offering educational programs to residents of all of Illinois' 102 counties. Extension provides practical education you can trust to help people, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future. University of Illinois Extension reaches more than 1.5 million Illinois residents each year in local programming. For more information, visit our website at extension.illinois.edu or contact us at 618-524-2270.
University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any of our programs, please contact your local county extension office by phone or for more details, in Anna 833-6363, Metropolis 524-2270, Mounds 745-5200, and Vienna 658-5321. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting access needs.
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Source and writer: Erin Garrett, 618-833-6363, emedvecz@illinois.edu
Local Contact: Mr. Jody Johnson, Unit 27 Multi-County Director, 618-658-5321, jjhnsn@illinois.edu
or Brenda Hileman, 618-833-6363, hileman@illinois.edu.