After what feels like a very long time, I’m finally adding an update to this blog. The remainder of March brought plenty of volunteers to my e-mail inbox, which I was absolutely delighted to see. These gardens, precisely like The Idaho Foodbank itself, could not function without the help that volunteers provide. They are always [...]
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Somehow, as it usually happens, the time slipped away from us here at the Foodbank. Next week is… March?! Really?! Which means there is a lot of work very soon. Whether you want to join an existing garden near you (I promise, there is one. There are new sites this year as well.) or volunteer [...]
Picnic in the Park is a program from The Idaho Foodbank that feeds children throughout the summer. The sites are located throughout Boise in various parks. The idea behind this program is that the kids who receive free and reduced lunches during the school year probably don’t have a steady food source once school is [...]
All of my veggies (and a few flowers) are now planted! The weather delayed things a bit, but this past weekend I finished up by planting beans, cucumber, marigolds, tomatoes, eggplant, melons, peppers, and basil. Gardening is a gamble and it’s always a guess as to whether my transplanted seedlings will survive, but the rain [...]
