Community Gardens Greenhouse - Lowell, MA
Plant a Row for the Hungry
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Not a gardener? Not a problem! There's lots to do without getting your hands dirty.
Here's a few ideas of how you might help out. Contact us if you are interested.
Here's a few ideas of how you might help out. Contact us if you are interested.
| Growing communities from the ground up! |
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| How you can help |
| A grassroots, people-helping-people campaign open to anyone of any age. |
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 | Watering the garden | |
| Collecting/distributing food | |
| Weighing/recording produce | |
| Taking pictures/videos of progress for our web site and GWA progress reports | |
| Participate in our media campaign by writing/recording PSAs (public service | |
| announcements), or writing media requests | ||
| Share your favorite recipes that use fresh produce & herbs | |
| Sharing techniques to winter over locally grown produce: canning, freezing, drying. | |
| Contact local seedsmen, nurseries, garden centers to obtain seeds, seedlings, or | |
| anything else free that seems appropriate | ||
| Help promote this project via word of mouth campaigning | |
| Drop off flyers, posters, row markers at drop-off locations | |
Gleaning/Gathering
Gather produce bit by bit from neighbors orchards or fields. If property appears to be
abandoned, perhaps the owner can be tracked down and asked if the fruit can be gathered
and donated to Plant a Row for the Hungry. Maybe you notice your neighbors are not using
the fruit from their trees, ask if they would donate to PAR.
Never take produce from a property without the permission of the owner!
Composting
Compost. Black gold to gardeners. We use it throughout our gardens. Remember to
compost produce scraps, egg shells, tea bags, leaves, etc. Contact us for more information
if you do not know how or if you are looking for town/city resources. The Community Gardens
Greenhouse is participating in a pilot compost project.
Gather produce bit by bit from neighbors orchards or fields. If property appears to be
abandoned, perhaps the owner can be tracked down and asked if the fruit can be gathered
and donated to Plant a Row for the Hungry. Maybe you notice your neighbors are not using
the fruit from their trees, ask if they would donate to PAR.
Never take produce from a property without the permission of the owner!
Composting
Compost. Black gold to gardeners. We use it throughout our gardens. Remember to
compost produce scraps, egg shells, tea bags, leaves, etc. Contact us for more information
if you do not know how or if you are looking for town/city resources. The Community Gardens
Greenhouse is participating in a pilot compost project.