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Garden City Harvest ~ Missoula, Montana
Garden City Harvest builds community through agriculture by growing produce with and for people with low-incomes, offering education and training in ecologically conscious agriculture, and using our sites for the personal restoration of youth and adults. Learn more about our Community Gardens and Neighborhood Farms.
Mission and History
photo by Chad Harder and Seth Jannotta
Our mission
To build community through agriculture by growing produce with and for people with low-incomes, offering education and training in ecologically conscious agriculture, and using our sites for the personal restoration of youth and adults.
History
In the early part of the 20th century, Missoula earned the title "The Garden City" by producing fruits and vegetables for much of the surrounding region. Today, more than 90% of the produce we eat in Montana is shipped in from out of state.
Garden City Harvest was established in 1996 to provide local, sustainably grown produce to those in need. We are reviving the regional tradition of producing our own food for our community, focusing on the 20% of Missoulians who live in poverty.
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Community Educationeducates our community through internships, school garden curriculum, farm field trips, summer camps, and classes on cooking, gardening, and farming. We work to connect Missoulians to their food and the place it is grown. Taking a hands-on, farm-based approach, our education program encourages youth and adults to explore connections between food, agriculture, science, and their everyday lives. We offer place-based education programs at the PEAS Farm campus and community gardens, and offer school-side education in our school gardens. |
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Community Gardenscreate and sustain community gardens at sites located in low-income neighborhoods throughout the city. Each of our community gardens provides the participants with a 15 by 15 foot plot, tools, water, compost, straw, common space, and the knowledge and guidance of a garden coordinator. Weekly programs for young gardeners include lessons about gardening, botany, food sources, and cooking. |
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Neighborhood Farmsgrow food for those in need at our neighborhood farms: the North Avenue Youth Farm (in partnership with Youth Homes), Orchard Gardens, River Road, and the PEAS Farm, a collaboration with the University of Montana Environmental Studies Program. While each farm is unique, they all share in growing food for Missoulians in need, distributed by the Poverello Center, Missoula Food Bank, Youth Homes, and other agencies around town. |
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Youth Harvest Projectoffers therapeutic support and employment for adolescents through the Youth Harvest Program. Adolescents referred by our partners the Youth Drug Court and Youth Homes, work at our sites and operate a Mobile Market. They harvest and deliver fresh produce to sell at very low cost to seniors and people with disabilities who live at subsidized housing facilities in town. Garden City Harvest has partnered with the Human Resource Council to provide at-risk youth with an employment opportunity. For Youth Harvest participants based at the PEAS Farm, we provide therapeutic support in addition to employment
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How To Get Involved
photo by Beth Gibson
There are many ways to dig in with Garden City Harvest - here are a few:
Donate - every single person who gives makes a difference, literally
Volunteer for veggies - help us at Orchard Gardens and River Road Neighborhood Farms and take home vegetables for your efforts
Purchase a CSA share veggie subscription from one of our four farms, and pick up fresh produce June through October
Kids can join in our summer camps, fall and spring school field trips, and school gardens
Grow your own vegetables - rent a plot for the growing season at a Community Garden
Join in a kid's cooking or gardening class at the Garden of Eaton, Meadow Hill Community Garden, or Orchard Gardens Neighborhood Farm
Join a leadership committee and take a larger part in your community garden's leadership
Veggie 101
Don't know what to do with that vegetable in your CSA box that looks something like Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars? Want to eat local year round?
Use these guides for storing vegetables, basic vegetable prep, and delicious seasonal recipes.
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