Crested Butte School Dig In Day
ORGANIZATION: MOUNTAIN ROOTS FOOD PROJECT
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Mountain Roots will host an open community "Dig In! Day" to get the Crested Butte Community School garden ready to grow on Saturday, May 27 from 10 am - 1 pm. Teachers, students, parents, friends, neighbors, and visitors are all welcome. (No dogs, please.) Tools will be provided, though extra shovels, rakes, and wheelbarrows will be welcome. Many hands will make light work as we prep soil, build beds, remove weeds, lay irrigation, mend fencing, and more. No experience necessary - Mountain Roots plot managers will be on hand to teach and to guide. Afterward, all volunteers can enjoy a complimentary BBQ with local grass-fed beef on us! Rain date: Monday, May 29 from 10-1. More information can be found by emailing sierra@mountainrootsfoodpr oject.org or by calling 970-418-3236.
More opportunities with MOUNTAIN ROOTS FOOD PROJECT
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About MOUNTAIN ROOTS FOOD PROJECT
Location:
PO BOX 323, GUNNISON, CO 81230, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Mountain Roots Food Project is to cultivate a resilient food system in the Gunnison Valley by enhancing healthy connections between food, earth, and community. We foster knowledge, teach skills, and provide opportunities that ensure access to affordable, nutritious food that is regionally based and sustainably produced.
Description
The programs and activities of Mountain Roots promote the holistic role that food plays in creating a healthy society on both a community and individual level, including: building community; developing capacity; enhancing individual, community and environmental health; supporting cultural integration and educational growth; fostering social justice; raising awareness and illustrating the community benefits of the growing, harvesting, preparation and serving of food. In pursuing these activities, Mountain Roots will impact on the public’s understanding of the value of sustainable agriculture, community food systems, and their part in sustaining community.
Mountain Roots is a community-driven grass roots food systems initiative that started in 2010 under fiscal sponsorship of our community foundation. Our first 2,100 sq.ft. Urban Garden produced 600+ pounds of food that was donated to local food pantries, schools, and offered as work-trade for volunteers. We launched our Farm-to-School effort for the 2010-11 school year with local food lunches at one K-12 school, the building of two youth gardens, and a pilot summer camp program.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
818 Red Lady AveCrested Butte, CO 81224
DATE POSTED
May 19, 2017
SKILLS
- Gardening
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
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