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Garden Fresh Produce for MOM
22 Jun

Garden Fresh Produce for MOM

The MOM Family Garden provides fresh produce and a space for gardening training to a dedicated group of families. Each week, MOM volunteers and MOM clients work together to tend a half-acre garden in west Middleton. MOM also gladly accepts garden produce from home gardens.

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Volunteers Lighting the Garden Path
23 May

Volunteers Lighting the Garden Path

As we wrap up our six-part series in celebration of National Volunteer Month and roll into summer, it is most fitting that we recognize the volunteers who support our gardening program.

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MOM's Family Garden celebrates a successful season
30 Sep

MOM's Family Garden celebrates a successful season

The MOM Family Garden is pleased to announce the success of our gardens in the 2021 season.

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Garden Fresh Produce for the MOM Family
05 Jul

Garden Fresh Produce for the MOM Family

The MOM Family Garden aims to provide fresh produce and gardening training to our group of dedicated garden client families.

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Garden Update 2020
22 Oct

Garden Update 2020

The MOM Family Garden flourished despite the challenges of COVID this year. Our 20 garden volunteers sowed, weeded, watered, and harvested 3500 pounds of vegetables for the 18 client families who participated in the program throughout the season.

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We Make A Great Pear: Donating Produce to MOM
12 Apr

We Make A Great Pear: Donating Produce to MOM

We are grateful for you, and the many supporters within our community, who support our three MOM gardens. During the growing season, we are often asked what produce we need the most. Here is some information about what produce we can most use here at MOM.

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The Garden is a Place of Healing
04 Oct

The Garden is a Place of Healing

Lisa had relied on the food pantry garden for food and as a place to learn new skills and spend time with new friends, volunteers Dan and Eileen. When Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer, the garden became something even more for her. It became a place of healing.

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MOM’s Food Pantry Gardens Provide Fresh Fruits and Veggies for Local Families
17 Aug

MOM’s Food Pantry Gardens Provide Fresh Fruits and Veggies for Local Families

Once again this summer, MOM’s food pantry gardens are helping pantry clients access fresh fruit and vegetables—and bring them directly from the garden to their tables.

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Not just peas, it's promise
21 Apr

Not just peas, it's promise

Heather has fond memories of gardening with her mother as a little girl—particularly of the fabulous, fresh veggies she got to eat when their work was drawing to a close. Recently, Heather decided to take advantage of MOM’s Food Pantry Gardens to recreate the gardening experience for her sons. The gardens helped the family enjoy freshly grown peas and other healthy vegetables to eat. It also offered them the promise of community and a path to a better life.

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New Project Brings Fresh Produce to MOM Clients
13 Mar

New Project Brings Fresh Produce to MOM Clients

In partnership with Fairshare CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Coalition, and funded in part by the Endres Foundation, MOM will pilot a unique CSA project this growing season. Our combined efforts will allow us to serve 25 MOM clients weekly throughout the growing season with fresh, healthy, CSA produce at no cost to them. This unique model not only allows MOM to increase distribution of healthy, nutritious produce, it also supports our local farmers. We hope to expand this model in future years

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