Please volunteer to help them grow and harvest fresh produce for families here in Burlington. This week they were able to donate 34 lbs of fresh produce to the Burlington Food Bank (with the help of some volunteer donations as well). Right now they are looking for volunteers to join them and help with planting. Any help you can provide will be very beneficial. Volunteers are needed for Friday, July 23 at 5pm (tonight) and Saturday, July 24 at 9am to 11am (weather permitting). Please contact Adria (grow4changes@gmail.com) if you can spare an hour or two.

The Urban Farm is here in downtown Burlington (Brant St. and Ghent Avenue). There are seedlings now growing in half of the 148 huge straw bales about 7ft x 3ft each. They are now growing peppers, broccoli, kale, tomatoes and various other vegetables and herbs. The project is progressing and all the start-up costs were managed by the Molinaro Group. The goal is to produce fresh vegetables and herbs and to donate them to food charities in Burlington. They also grew a pollinator garden to complete the cycle. Adria (grow4changes@gmail.com) will post updates along the way on their facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/I.will.grow.for.change/

If you are in need or know of someone who could use our help, PLEASE have them email us at info@burlingtonfoodbank.ca or call 905-637-2273 to make arrangements to have food dropped at their door or make arrangements to pick it up through our curb-side pickup option. If you are a resident in Burlington, we are all here to help. Don’t struggle – give us a call.