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Seeding a Cause
The Food Project & United Way's Women in Action volunteers plant 10,000 seeds at Glen Urquhart School to grow food for North Shore families
Over 50 volunteers planted 10,000 seeds in support of The Food Project and the
United Way’s Women in Action (WIA) Seeding a Cause event on April 13th. The annual event, now in its fourth year, takes place in Glen Urquhart School’s greenhouse, where the seeds planted will grow into fresh, healthy food for North Shore families facing hunger and food insecurity.
The Food Project’s Director of Development Lisa Jurras-Buchanan commented, “The work of 50 people volunteering an hour and a half of their time to plant seeds in a fun and community-building way is the equivalent of a week’s work for one farmer. It’s a win-win for all of us.”
“Thanks to your efforts, thousands of pounds of food will be grown this year and donated to local shelters and food pantries and distributed through community-supported agriculture (CSA) farm shares and farmers’ markets across the region. We also work with schools and families to share the transformative experience of growing food, provide access to growing spaces, and help support a sustainable and just food system that communities want to be a part of,” said James Harrison, Executive Director of The Food Project.
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Harrison and Glen Urquhart’s Head of School David Liebmann both praised their valued partnership for allowing The Food Project to start their seedlings in the school’s greenhouse and providing educational and service learning opportunities for GUS students. Margo Casey of the United Way also spoke about WIA's support of innovative initiatives that make a difference in the health of North Shore families by teaching the importance of a healthy relationship to food and a healthy lifestyle.
For further information, please contact: Kelly Rostad at krostad@gus.org
