Gaining Ground

I recently spent a few hours volunteering here on a Sunday afternoon with a group coworkers. We had a blast here while digging out quackgrass. Never heard about quackgrass? Neither had I. I learned about that, how the organization is run, and how they plant to have a successful garden and produce a bountiful harvest to share.
Gaining Ground is a great not for profit farm that distributes the veggies grown here to local shelters and food banks. Their work here impacts the lives of many families and different communities.
They use volunteers to help weed and plant the vegetables and fruits that they produce. The help is fulfilling and it really makes you value the work they do since it is so hands on and really matters. Sure this could be a farm that sells tomatoes at the farmers market but their mission is about ensuring people can have a balanced diet.
Contact them if you are looking to help out. It will make you dirty, sore, but feel so good. :-)
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