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The Foothills District would like to encourage our churches, ministries and individuals to create more sustainable local food systems. Our local food pantries are seeing more people coming to them for assistance than ever before. We not only need to produce more food on a local level in order to help feed those who struggle for basic necessities but also teach people how to sustain themselves through creating their own food. In this way, we can live out the Parable of the Good Samaritan by being a neighbor to one another.

 

Links:

First United Methodist Church (Morris, Oklahoma)- Farmers Market Church- Contact: www.morrisokumc.blogspot.com

American Community Gardening Association- Contact: http://communitygarden.org/

 

 

Local Agencies:

Good Earth Hunger Mission- Contact: Paul Clever- pclever2@yahoo.com

Community Food Initiatives- Contact: Ronda Clark- cfi@frognet.net

Washington County Harvest of Hope (Gleaning Ministry)- Contact: Karen Kumpf- kumpf125@aol.com

Rural Action- Contact: Tom Redfern- tomr@ruralaction.org

Jackson Area Ministries (Green Thumb Gardening Project)- Contact: Bob Davis- 1-740-286-1320

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife (Pilot Grant for Donating Venison to Food Banks)- www.wildohio.com

Farmers and Hunters-Feeding the Hungry- (Donation of Deer)- www.fhfh.org

Local Matters- Contact: www.local-matters.org

AceNet (Athens, Ohio)- Contact: Larry Fischer 1-740-592-3854

 

Potential Funding Sources:

1) Captain Planet Foundation- www.captainplanetfdn.org

     Grants for organizations working with kids (6-18) on environmental, hands-on, group projects

 

2) The Columbus Foundation- www.columbusfoundation.org

     General Grant opportunities

 

3) Fiskars Project Orange Thumb- www.fiskars.com

     Grants for up to $1500 in garden tools and $800 in supplies (seed, mulch,etc)

 

4) National Gardening Association- www.garden.org    www.kidsgardening.com

     Various grants

 

5) The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company- www.scotts.com

     Various grants

 

6) Seeds of Change- www.seedsofchange.com

     Donates organic seeds to organizations with community and outreach-based organic gardening projects

 

7)America the Beautiful Fund-Operation Green Plant- www.america-the-beautiful.org/free_seeds 

    Free seeds

 

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