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Outreach and Education
ORGANIZATION: GardenShare
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The GardenShare Outreach and Education Committee works year-round to educate the community about issues around hunger and local food / agriculture. This includes many events where GardenShare has a presence, like festivals, fairs, and other public events as well as events GardenShare organizes.
Committee members might staff a table at a wellness fair, help plan and implement a themed movie night, create a float for the Dairy Princess Parade, speak at a club or religious congregation, or come up with new ways to spread the word about GardenShare.
The Committee meets monthly on the first Tuesday in the evening. Events happen at various times and places.
More opportunities with GardenShare
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About GardenShare
Location:
2383 CR 68, PO BOX 516, CANTON, NY 13617, US
Mission Statement
Our mission: Gardenshare's mission is to solve the problem of hunger in St. Lawrence County through policy advocacy work and by strengthening the food system to benefit all County residents. Our vision: Healthy Food - The County has a vibrant, local food system where our food choices are healthy for us, for our communities, and for the environment. Healthy Farms - Farmers are able to make a living that supports their families, contributing to a robust local economy. Everybody Eats - Everyone in the County has access to enough nutritious and affordable food to sustain a healthy lifestyle. When food assistance is needed, whether from government or private sector programs, it is provided in dignified ways that respect both the receiver and the giver of assistance.
Description
GardenShare has worked to end hunger and strengthen our local food system since 1996. Originally formed as a network of gardeners sharing their extra harvest with local food pantries, GardenShare has since embraced a larger vision and adopted this refreshed mission statement in March 2015: Gardenshare's mission is to solve the problem of hunger in St. Lawrence County through policy advocacy work and by strengthening the food system to benefit all County residents.
Our vision for the region includes:
- Healthy Food - Our annual Local Food Guide and farmers market promotion programs help ensure that the County has a vibrant, local food system where our food choices are healthy for us, for our communities, and for the environment.
- Healthy Farms - Our work promoting CSAs and Farmers Markets helps ensure that local farmers are able to make a living that supports their families, contributing to a robust local economy.
- Everybody Eats - We make it possible for people to use food stamps at area Farmers Markets and help low-income families buy CSA shares so that everyone in the County has access to enough nutritious and affordable food to sustain a healthy lifestyle. It is our vision that, when food assistance is needed, whether from government or private sector programs, it is provided in dignified ways that respect both the receiver and the giver of assistance.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
In the Canton areaCanton, NY 13617
DATE POSTED
April 17, 2017
SKILLS
- Public Speaking
- Farming
- Event Planning / Management
- Public Relations
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Gardening
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- 2 hours per month or more