Our main goal is to tackle the problem of food insecurities in our community, which is considered a food desert. We begin our program with monthly events, drawing anywhere from 10 to 35 people (in person and online, due to COVID) to participate at each event as we teach everything from germinating seedlings to canning and selling products from the collective vegetation of your garden, such as our Hope Center’s signature salsa. We begin our program in March and end our outdoor programs in mid-October. Our Hydroponic machines, however, operate all year round. Each growing machine grows 25 lbs of vegetables in 28 days, using 95% less water and 98% less land. This year alone, we have harvested and given over 500 pounds of organic vegetables to our community.
