If sunshine and pizza doesn't get people out to garden, what will?
"We believe shared work, sweat and meaningful conversations in a community garden are a wonderful way to grow Lexington together."
Tell Me More About Seedleaf...
Who:
Seedleaf exists to nourish communities by growing, cooking, sharing, and recycling food.
What
We have sixteen community gardens and are dedicated to improving healthy food access. We also have a composting program that collects materials from local area restaurants, Master Community Gardener classes, cooking classes for kids, and CLUCK, a program that teaches about urban chicken keeping.
When
We have multiple community gardening times each week where one of our Garden Champions will teach you about gardening and direct you in helping care for the space. Please see our calendar for specifics.
Where
Our gardens are all over the city. Click here to see a map of our community gardens, as well as our compost pickup and drop-off points.
Why
Many of Lexington’s residents in the central sector live in food deserts: communities where a concentrated number of households do not own vehicles and are located more than a half mile from a grocery store. Food insecurity and the inability to obtain healthy food puts adults and children at increased risk for diabetes, obesity, malnutrition, and a number of other chronic health problems. We work to increase our neighbors’ access to healthy food–one free, u-pick garden at a time.
With the partnerships between Seedleaf and a long list of local businesses, a great deal of nutrient-dense soil is provided free of cost for these gardening efforts. If I'm reading the statistics correctly,
2,315 gallons of compost were donated in 2014!
CLUCK!
I kind of love this. We all know I love animals--chickens are no different! This program promotes responsible urban chicken keeping and education on how to keep a happy, healthy flock without the luxury of a large amount of land. Check out the link of the upcoming event on May 24 for a self-guided tour of backyard chicken coops and an after-party to follow.
Growing
More on community gardening efforts and the "food desert" areas of Lexington.
Cooking
Seedleaf gets involved with many organizations, especially those involving youth and women, to give free cooking classes and explain how cooking doesn't have to be difficult or complicated to be nutritious and fun.
How Can I Get Involved?
Monetary donations from the programs of Seedleaf can be made here.
Calendar
There is always something going on the community! Take a peek at the calendar and see how you can get your hands in the dirt.
Volunteer Opportunities
This link will direct you to Volunteer Match and match you will opportunities, whether with Seedleaf or with many other great events and organization opportunities in the city... or beyond!
Contact:
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Map of Community Gardens