We've been feeding to our hungry neighbors for more than 20 years. As one of Seattle's busiest food banks, we help nourish about 11,000 people most months. We are the only food bank in the heart of Rainier Valley, home to the nation's most ethnically diverse ZIP code and some of the city's lowest-income areas. We offer a rich variety of healthy, fresh and locally-sourced foods. Community donations account for more than half of our funding. Find out more at rvfb.org.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Growing @ Home for RVFB with Pallets

Michael Pollan says that one of the biggest environmental impacts you can make is to grow just a small portion of your own food at home. Being passionate about fair food access and decreasing food waste, I was inspired by the idea of using up-cycled pallets to grow veggies in your yard. In our urban communities people often don't have the space or good soil quality to grow veggies in their yard. Pallet gardens are an indigenous solution! RVFB always has an abundance of free pallets, too. 

Since I am only growing for two people at home, I can donate a couple of rows to my food bank - bonus! I planted this lettuce using Lettuce Link seeds and growing guide about a month ago. These puppies will be ready for the picking in a couple weeks - sun willing!

Drop by RVFB any Tues-Sat, 7am-2:30pm and grab a pallet.


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