Volunteer gardening opportunities

Grow and Give is returning this growing season. What is Grow and Give? Colorado State University launched Grow and Give in 2020 as a “modern victory garden project” in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Together with 600 dedicated volunteers, we provided over 20 tons of fresh, local produce to people in need.

This year Grow & Give continues to provide a platform for Coloradans to fight food insecurity in their communities by growing food and giving it to those in need. Learn more at GrowAndGiveColorado.org.  With Grow and Give you grow what you need in your garden and give what you do not need away to a local food bank. Nothing goes to waste.

Klover Kare is a newly launched organization started by Jeremy Kilpatrick. He is an area veteran who has returned home and wants to build community through food gardens and give back to those in need and area food banks. Veterans along with residents are looking for areas of land to grow fresh vegetables this season in our Golden Plains Area counties. In fact, Kilpatrick has engaged participation from area veterans to come and help grow food in the Akron Community Garden and in the Holyoke Community Garden, two CSU Extension community garden projects.

If you are interested in knowing more about Klover Kare please contact Jeremy at 970-580-7194 or by email at ThisKlover Kares@protonmail.com. You can also look for the post about Klover Kare on Garden the Plains Facebook.

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