One Potato, Two Potatoes…
After some unfortunate vandalism in May, we were certain this year's potato harvest from our community gardens would be pretty uneventful. Much to our surprise, the remaining seed potatoes
Lunch with our Garden Apprentices
Every summer, the LPH Community Gardens program hires 4 teenagers from our neighborhood to work as garden apprentices. It's an opportunity for them to learn about growing food and
Protecting Our Pollinators
Howdy folks! I for one am happy to see that the chilly rainy weather we had last weekend is not sticking around! (Boy, I sure do talk about the weather
Connecting the Dots: Broad Community Based Approach to Strengthening Our Food System
By Jason Von Kundra of Sprouting Hope in Marion, VA Nearly 100 organizations from the public, private, and non-profit sectors gathered today to take steps in building capacity throughout Northeast
Examining Cuba’s Radically Different Food System
By Jason Von Kundra from Sprouting Hope in Marion, VA Written on the wall at a cattle farm just outside Havana is "Las Ideas Pueden Mas Que Las Armas," or "Ideas
Developing a Regional Strategy for a Robust Food System
By Jason Von Kundra from Sprouting Hope in Marion, VA "The more organized we are, the more effective we will be" was a theme of today's meeting to build resource capacity
