Iowa Gardening For Good
DESCRIPTION
CONTACT NAME
Tracy Blackmer
EMAIL
[email protected]
PHONE
515-685-4042
OFFICE ADDRESS
Iowa Gardening for Good is a project (soon to be a non-profit entity)
created by the Blackmer family that focuses on involving people in growing
things of value for a good cause.
The Blackmer family has lived on an acreage for over 10 years and in this
time has organized a number of projects striving to involve more people in
agricultural production and trying to link them to various types of service
projects.
Currently, their largest project is with the Food Bank of Iowa and
involves producing vegetables that are distributed through local food
pantries and other partner agencies. Iowa Gardening for Good donates
use of their land and equipment to grow vegetables and Tracy offers his
gardening knowledge to supervise the project.
2191 340th St.
Madrid, IA 50156
TYPE OF WORK
Garden Program
COUNTIES
Boone
HOW TO HELP
The primary labor source is volunteers that are scheduled primarily
through the Food Bank of Iowa. Throughout the growing season, dates are
available for volunteers to come help plant, tie up plants or pick produce.
Some companies like Walmart, Farm Credit Services, and Principal
Financial have organized dates and paid volunteer time for their
employees to use for projects such as this. Families, college students and
many other individuals have also participated.
Iowans are encouraged to contact the Blackmer family for more
information or to get involved.
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