Telemundo stopped by our recent unveiling of our new community garden at one of our housing complexes, Verde Gardens, to capture the excitement of this grand opening. This garden will provide fresh fruits and vegetables to 145 families who were at some point homeless and sought refuge at Verde Gardens. “It was a project that began when we interviewed children and families in this community who told us that they wanted to have a project like this,” said Eddie Gloria, acting chief executive officer of Camillus House. In a world where industrial agriculture depletes resources and millions face food insecurity, this community's organic garden and butterfly sanctuary offer a sustainable solution and a ray of hope. Watch more from the unveiling below! #miami #southflorida #camilluscares #community #givingback #homelessness #makingadifference #nonprofit #doinggood #miaminonprofit #garden #greenspace
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From Executive Director Pamela Hess: Howdy Arcadians! Way back on Giving Tuesday I made a promise: - not to ask you to donate on THAT day, - and come December, I would ask you over and over again and tell you why you should. It begins! Don't need any further convincing? Click here! https://lnkd.in/g-QSybSd OK, to start: we want to ground you in the big picture.Arcadia does a lot of things. Our elevator pitch needs about 100 floors and an emergency stop to get it all out (I am working on that). Our mission is to cultivate vibrant local food systems that prioritize health, equity, and sustainability, from the farm forward.If you don’t live and breathe food systems every day like we do, that might not mean a whole lot to you. So let's get concrete. Here's how our mission manifests locally. We increase the supply of healthy, fresh local food. We grow food, a bunch of it, on our small farm in Alexandria. We also grow farmers – 189 military veterans, active duty personnel, and a smattering of partners and family members. And new in 2024, we are opening a community farm for our neighbors to grow their own food! We build demand for good fresh food. We have farm camps and field trips (returning in 2024 after a pandemic-imposed hiatus!) where literally hundreds of children get to experience the amazing experience of plucking a warm tomato off a vine, or snapping a fresh asparagus at its base, or pulling a beet out of the ground, and then eating it, right there on the farm. 98% of the children who came to farm camp tried a new fruit or vegetable, and want to keep eating it, and explore new foods. We nurture 14 school and community gardens so children and families can experience the miracle of agriculture where they learn and play. When you get to eat it fresh from the garden, that’s what you want from then on. We also train high school interns to take care of those gardens, making those gardens consistent and sustainable. We make sure people can get their hands on all that good food. We create affordable, convenient markets for people on the wrong end of the food system - folks who live in neighborhoods that grocery stores decline to serve. Our Mobile Markets serve 8 neighborhoods in DC and one in Virginia, not far from the farm, where we make local, fresh food – the same quality you want for your family – affordable by doubling the face value of federal nutrition benefits, and piloting a fresh food program in Virginia. It’s a virtuous circle. Grow good food, make sure everyone wants to eat it, make sure there are enough farmers growing it, then make sure everyone can get it. Every dollar you donate, every hour you spend on our farm, every friend you tell about Arcadia? You are creating a virtuous circle... with good food, healthy soil, and happy people at its nucleus. Please donate to our year-end campaign here (https://lnkd.in/g-QSybSd) and let’s make the circle bigger. You rule. - Your friends at Arcadia
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Feeling Good About Doing Good There’s something truly magical about nurturing a garden. The act of planting tomatoes or cukes (or anything else), tending to the plants, and eventually harvesting produce brings an immense sense of satisfaction. For many gardeners, this experience goes beyond personal joy and becomes an opportunity to make a tangible difference in their communities. Donating your surplus garden produce through AmpleHarvest.org is a powerful way to share this bounty, benefiting both the gardener and the community....(read more below) https://lnkd.in/eCTksamr
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Gardening / planning season is upon us! (if you're in Seattle, don't miss the Tilth Alliance May Edible plant sale on the 2nd!) And while you're planning, please consider growing a little extra to donate. Donating your extra harvest is a fantastic way to make an impact this growing season and the Fresh Food Connect app makes it easy to find local donation partners like pantries and hunger relief organizations. Last year alone, Fresh Food Connect facilitated healthy food access for over 30,000 individuals. Home gardeners like you and me donated a whopping 50,000 pounds of produce through the app. This translates to approximately 40,000 healthy meals served and a significant reduction of 26 tons of CO2e emissions. How Can You Help? You can pledge as little as 1 pound of produce (which is roughly equivalent to 3 medium-sized tomatoes). Even if you’re a newbie gardener, like me, this is a super manageable amount that can make a big difference. The Fresh Food Connect team has set a goal of 25,000 pounds of homegrown produce pledged by May 31! Ready to pledge? Click on the link in comments and share the bounty from your garden! 🌱🍅🥕
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Meet Ray, one of our incredibly volunteers! Every week, he rescues fresh food from a grocery store and delivers in to the No Cost Grocery Program at Spirit of the Sun. Want to volunteer with us? We have shifts every day of the week, and they take less than 2 hours. Sign up through the link in our bio, or at DenverFoodRescue.org. #foodaccess #foodrescue #foodjustice #foodsecurity #healthequity #healthequitynow #healthequityjustice #healthequityforall #foodwaste #denvervolunteers #volunteer #foodpantry #denverfood #denver #giveback #sustainability
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Love the idea of growing veges and herbs at home but don't have the skills, time or space to generate a year round harvest? I'm usually on LinkedIn engaging in urban design and transport, but I'm also Chair of a small Trust called PiPS. We run a #gardeninschools programme in The Bay of Plenty, teaching thousands of kids hands-on gardening and learning about their food system. We are super excited to be launching a crowd fund campaign to get our seedling subscription off the ground. It's a curated box of seasonal seedlings designed for small space gardeners that arrive monthly to your door. These little cherubs come in the buff! so #noplastic waste piling up in the shed. All proceeds from this initiative get invested back into our work with kids. Our campaign runs for a month, rewards include a one month or three month subscription starting in spring! If you don't garden yourself you can purchase a pay it forward box, which we will give to our partners at Tauranga food bank to help set up families who are struggling, so they can start growing their own veges at home. Subscriptions are available to anyone in the north island, or you can just donate to help get it off the ground. Our goal is to make growing food at home accessible and achievable for more people. Link to the comments or go go to pledgeme.co.nz and search Veg Babies. https://lnkd.in/g5wqYF93
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JOIN OUR TEAM: there is a growing movement towards sustainability, healthy living, and fostering stronger family and community ties. Amidst this trend, an innovative initiative has emerged by our charitable organization, Vlada’s Seeds of Life: seed donations to public libraries. This seemingly simple act holds the potential to make a profound impact on individuals and communities alike, promoting sustainable practices, encouraging healthier lifestyles, and fostering more quality family time. The “Little Sprouts” seed donations to public libraries represent more than just a practical solution for accessing seeds; they are a catalyst for positive change within our communities. By promoting sustainability, encouraging healthy living, and fostering quality family time, these initiatives are sowing the seeds of a brighter, more resilient future. As we continue to embrace the values of self-sufficiency, environmental stewardship, and community building, let us remember the profound impact that something as simple as a packet of seeds can have on the world around us. Together, let’s cultivate thriving communities from the ground up.
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When's the right time to step down from a governance role with a charity??? There's no easy answer. When you've run out of new ideas? When it get's too comfortable? If you’re at that point, you’ve left it too long. What about when the organisation needs a new direction and you can't take it there? Or when you've already contributed a lot and there's others with energy and new ideas who can take it forward? If you’ve lost your mojo for the charity’s cause and mahi, then it’s definitely way passed time…. In fact at that point you’ve let your team down as well as yourself. Smaller charities are different to larger charities - a smaller executive team means trustees often do more, and it also typically means a smaller pool of people queuing up to go on the board. It's great if you can step down at a time when the wider team regards you as ‘still on top of the game’ and you have succession in place. No one is indispensable. After a long innings on the board of Men's Health Trust New Zealand I recently stepped down. For me it was tinged with sadness because I'm passionate about the cause - but also joy at what we’ve achieved. I suspect there's seldom ever a perfect time to step down but we need to find the time that instinctively feels right for ourselves, the board and the wider organisation. As well as giving you a question about governance (when to step down), I'd also like to point you to an auction live on trademe with proceeds going to Men's Health Trust. Thank you Two Dudes for auctioning your last bottle of Two Dudes 'back, crack and sack wash' - please feel free to bid generously for this exclusive item and great cause...! #governance #stepaside #decisionmaking
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Applications open for Lush Charity Pot Grant Funding Information: Charity Pot grants range from £100, up to a maximum of £10,000 per project/application. The average Charity Pot grant is between £2,000 – £4,000. It is unusual to award the maximum of £10,000, as this reduces the range of projects that can be supported. Charity Pot grants provide targeted funding to small, grassroots groups. Not just because they are often best placed to make a real difference with limited resources; but also, because they often struggle to find funding. Almost all the groups funded by Charity Pot have an annual income of less than £350,000 (most are substantially less) and run entirely or predominantly by volunteers. Charity Pot grants prioritise projects that aim to create long-term change – because it’s crucially important to fund projects that aim to prevent and address the root cause of the problem. Charity Pot grants will support ‘non-violent direct action’ groups, i.e. those which have no intention of physically harming others or threatening to do so. This includes protests, demonstrations, non-cooperation, non-violent interventions, or, occasionally, facilitating (e.g. communication costs) peaceful civil disobedience; because Lush recognise that these non-violent actions can play an important part in bringing about social change. Charity Pot grants also recognise that there is an absolute need for delivering basic life needs and care to those in need (people, animals or the planet). So, projects that provide aid and support, such as animal shelters and refugee support and advice groups, have also been funded. Eligibility Criteria >>Charity Pot grants are looking for organisations that take on issues that others don’t, those that push the boundaries and challenge the mainstream opinion. >>To apply, your group should have annual incomes of less than £350,000 and be run entirely or predominantly by volunteers. You don’t have to be UK based, but, in the case of overseas projects, these should be run by local people and with their direction. >>Charity Pot grants do not fund individuals, only organisations and groups. Your group does not need to be a registered charity, Charity Pot grants support all kinds of groups, including new organisations and start-ups. However, your group should be not-for-profit. Applications from non-secular, religious or military organisations are not accepted. >>Charity Pot grants prioritises those projects/organisations that best match the Lush values and ethics. >>Charity Pot grants try to direct funding towards causes that are often overlooked by other funders. This means less popular issues, which are more difficult to raise funds for, are likely to be prioritised over an organisation that has, for example, many supporters, corporate sponsors, or has sufficient profile to be able to secure mainstream funding such as government grants. https://lnkd.in/gj_AB5y3
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Our No Cost Grocery Programs operate in a way that addresses some of the barriers to food access that exist in the traditional food pantry model. Learn more about our No Cost Grocery Programs at the link in our bio, or our website DenverFoodRescue.org. #foodaccess #foodrescue #foodjustice #foodsecurity #healthequity #healthequitynow #healthequityjustice #healthequityforall #foodwaste #denvervolunteers #volunteer #foodpantry #denverfood #denver #giveback #sustainability
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Ten years ago, my wife Jane and I embarked on an ambitious dream: to grow sustainable, organic fruit and vegetables on our small community farm in West Lancashire. Our journey started with an idealistic vision of making a positive environmental impact. Little did we know, our farm would evolve into something much more profound. Initially, we focused solely on producing fresh, organic produce. Our transition to wholesale farming kept the farm running, providing quality vegetables to many. However, almost from the beginning, we began receiving unexpected calls from job centres, West Lancs CVS, and various mental health charities. They suggested that individuals they worked with could benefit from spending time on our farm. What started as a trickle turned into a steady stream of volunteers. We noticed remarkable transformations in those who joined us. People who arrived shy and withdrawn began to bloom alongside our crops. They found a sense of purpose, joy, and community through their work here. One particular story stands out: A young man sent by the job centre seemed disengaged at first, absorbed in his smartphone and distant from farm activities. Over time, he became increasingly involved, finding fulfilment in growing, tending the land, and even driving the tractor. One day, he asked if we were paid for him to be at the farm. When I told him we weren’t, he said, “You should be, because this is changing people’s lives, and it’s changed my life.” His words brought a lump to my throat. We realised our farm had grown beyond a simple agricultural project into a sanctuary where nature and nurturing combined to uplift and heal. This transformation wasn’t something we planned, but it has now become the heart of our mission. Today, Burscough Community Farm is not just about growing organic produce. It’s about fostering a space where people find peace, purpose, and a path to better mental health. Our woodlands, meadows, and riverbank offer a serene landscape that inspires and restores. Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey. We look forward to continuing to cultivate not just crops, but hope and resilience in our community. If you want to know more about the farm, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/e_n4BwDr. #OrganicFarming #CommunityImpact #MentalHealth #SustainableLiving #WestLancashire
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