Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Farm and Community Gardens


Photo By: Scott Faber	For twenty years, the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle has been getting nutritious food into the hands of hungry people across the Greater Triangle. The Farm and Community Gardens Project continues this mission and responds to an increasing demand for healthy foods in all neighborhoods by creating local sources of fresh fruits and vegetables for underserved communities.
Local food, food that hasn’t traveled, excels in taste and nutrition. The Farm and Community Gardens Project helps everyone have access to the best foods available. IFFS Farm and Community Garden Goals: To provide fresh, local fruits and vegetables to community members in need To empower community members and put them back in control of their own food To build community To improve community health and nutrition To provide an opportunity for community members to use the skills they learn in IFFS’s Operation Frontline healthy cooking classes To improve access for community members of all income levels to local, fresh food that excels in taste and nutrition To provide gardening education, skill building, opportunities for physical activity, and youth development PAR program (Plant a Row for the Hungry) Grow to Give! Plant A Row is a national program sponsored by The Garden Writers Association that encourages garden communities to donate fresh vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers to people in need. The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle is the Triangle’s PAR partner, distributing your produce to local food pantries, shelters, and other hunger-relief organizations. How can I Help? Individuals, communities, and churches in the Triangle area can help feed the hungry through the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle by becoming PAR members. Have a garden? Contact Katherine Andrew by phone 919.250.0043 or by e-mail Katherine@foodshuttle.org and sign up to be a PAR member. Pick up a sign from IFFS to put in your garden and spread the word. Bring your produce to IFFS or Logans Trading Co and we’ll get it out to the community. Designate upon delivery that this is produce for the PAR program! No garden yet? Encourage others to become PAR members and donate their produce! Organize a garden at your work for future donations to IFFS. Consider setting a goal for how much you want to donate back to the community. Donate to IFFS
Farm and Community Gardens Farm Provides seeding transplants for IFFS community gardens Grows fresh, local, nutritious food to be sent out to IFFS agencies Teaches organic gardening to low income kids and families, and life-challenged adults and teens Directions to the farm-located in South Raleigh.
Community Gardens IFFS will be developing a minimum of 2 CGs in 2009, followed by at least 3 more in 2010 Sites Include: Mayview Community Garden (view map) and Neighbor2Neighbor Community Garden (view map) Farm and Community Gardens blog Follow news, events and volunteer opportunities through the Farms and Community Gardens blog: http://www.farmsandgardens.wordpress.com Volunteer! Contact Emily Zartman by phone 919.250.0043 or e-mail emily@foodshuttle.org and sign up to be a Garden Volunteer. You will receive emails when we need Volunteers. Volunteer as a group or as individuals to help on-site at the IFFS Farm and Community Gardens.