Strawberries, tomatoes, and peppers, oh my!

Do you want help dusting off your sleepy community garden and getting it ready for a bountiful harvest? Do you want to expand your existing community garden or perhaps create one near you? Then the Kurtz Bros. Community Garden Initiative is for you!

If you're in charge of a community garden and are ready to start reaping the benefits of being part of Earth Day 2010: The Update by hosting a worksite on Saturday April 17 and/or Sunday April 18, register now. Benefits include volunteers, top soil, leaf mulch and more. If you're not ready (or not in charge), keep reading.

HOST A WORKSITE OR VOLUNTEER AT ONE

Why grow a food garden?

To save money
To eat fresher, tastier food while reducing your environmental footprint
To have convenient access to fresh produce and herbs
To relax, enjoy being outside, and get a little exercise
To grow unique foods such as cinnamon basil, heirloom squash or culturally specific foods
To donate produce to food banks

Plus, community gardens help bring neighbors together, can reduce crime (when vacant lots are used), and help keep our air clean.

Want a community garden to call your own?

Grow organic

According to the EPA, residents use 3 to 6 times more pesticides than the average farmer. Yikes! Check out these links to change that stat for the better and help protect the birds and the bees - please!