GardenShare News
Wes Jackson, a noted pioneer of sustainable agriculture, will be the featured speaker at GardenShare's annual Local Harvest Benefit Dinner on November 13th. The dinner is now full - folks can come to hear Wes Jackson at 7:00 for $5. more...
10/21/08
CSA Workshop
Farmers in St. Lawrence County, New York, are invited to a GardenShare workshop: “Growing Your Own CSA Farm: Strategies for Success in Community Supported Agriculture." more...
9/22/08
GardenShare's CSA Study
GardenShare commissioned a study to learn how Community Supported Agriculture is faring in St. Lawrence County. To read the report, click here
6/20/2008
EBT Dollars Doubled!
A new program at the Canton Farmers’ Market enables EBT/food stamp shoppers to double their buying power of locally grown food this summer.. more...
6/09/2008
2008 Local Food Guide
GardenShare's annual guide to the best food born and raised in St. Lawrence County is now available. more...
4/10/2008
Barbara Damrosch
The New Strategies Project of the NYS Farm Viability Institute is sponsoring a three-day event celebrating the progress of farmers and community in establishing direct marketing connections. "Local Foods Connections: Opportunities and Challenges in the North Country" will bring Barbara Damrosch, author of "The Garden Primer," and Shannon Hayes, author of "Grass-Fed Gourmet," to three venues in May. more...
About GardenShare
GardenShare
is a non-profit organization working to end hunger in northern New York
State, a region called the North Country.
GardenShare works to build a North Country where all of us have enough
to eat and enough to share—where our food choices are healthy for us, for
our communities, and for the environment.
Toward that end, GardenShare focuses on the following areas:
- Local Food. GardenShare promotes the benefits of eating locally grown food
and of creating a community-based, sustainable food system.
- Harvest Sharing. Each spring GardenShare recruits
North Country gardeners to share their garden harvests with local food pantries.
- Farm-to-School. GardenShare helped establish
a farm-to-school project that enables North Country schools and colleges to serve
locally grown food in their cafeterias.
- Food Security. Each year GardenShare presents
its Growing Community Award to recognize local efforts to build community food
security in the North Country.
- Kitchen Gardening. GardenShare empowers people to grow their own food in
home gardens and community gardens.
- Public Policy. GardenShare supports legislation
and public policies that address the root causes of hunger.
North Country residents can keep in touch with these activities through a
free subscription to the quarterly GardenShare newsletter.