Summit Food Coalition will help 14 community gardens take root, thanks to the 2019 NeighborFood Mini Grant program. The Coalition provides small grants to individuals and groups that come together to develop community gardens. Awards of up to $500 may be used to launch or make improvements to existing community gardens in Summit County. “A diet rich in fruits and … [Read more...]
Summit Food Coalition Awards more than $12,000 to community gardens
NeighborFood mini grants awarded to 31 local gardens -- Thirty-one community gardens in Summit County were recently awarded mini grants from Summit Food Coalition’s NeighborFood program. A total of $12,453 was awarded in an effort to increase access and consumption of fresh and nutritious foods. Awardees range from a collection of neighborhood residents to churches and … [Read more...]
Akron’s food movement yields bountiful harvest
Many of Akron’s leading locavores believe the key ingredients for Akron’s local food movement have finally come together…sans a financial cherry. Just ask Veronica Sims, project coordinator for Akron Summit Community Action (ASCA) and Akron’s Growing Hope Food Summit. She is seeing a holy convergence of factors igniting the movement in Akron like never before. “What’s … [Read more...]
