Plant A Row Oberlin

Plant A Row Oberlin Plant-A-Row encourages gardens to grow extra produce to donate to food pantries and provides support for households looking to start their own gardens!

Hunger within Oberlin is a very real thing. In the state of Ohio, 16.1% of households have experienced consistent food insecurity between 2000 and 2012, a significantly higher percentage than for the US as a whole (12.5%). Ohio's very own Lorain County suffers from the highest levels of poverty and hunger in the state. In 2013, the residential households of Lorain County had to be supported throug

h Oberlin Community Service's emergency food services 8,706 times, the equivalent of feeding 26,311 meals. Plant-A-Row is sponsored nationally by the Garden Writers' Association, and encourages all organizations and individuals to plant a little extra in their gardens for food banks and food pantries or to donate their surplus produce instead of throwing it out. Together, with organizations like Oberlin Community Services (OCS), our community can work together to alleviate food shortages within Lorain County and the City of Oberlin, providing for each other with nutritious local produce. Plant-A-Row also provides resources to organizations and households interested in starting their own gardens. We can provide free seeds, cloth planters, volunteer labor, information, and workshops. We can make change for our Oberlin community! To get involved...

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Visit Oberlin Community Services at 285 South Professor St, Oberlin, OH

Attend our Kick-off Event on April 29th from 11am - 4pm at The Big Parade

or reach out to our program coordinators
Martina Hildreth, [email protected], 206-661-2173
Claudia Baker, [email protected]

04/30/2018

Plant-a-Row Oberlin has been changed to Build a Garden! Find our new page at: facebook.com/buildagardenoberlin

02/22/2018
04/05/2017
04/05/2017

Plant-A-Row is getting ready for the 2017 season! Contact us if you'd like to participate, volunteer, or simply want more information. See you at the kick-off event at The Big Parade on April 29th :)

04/12/2016

Dear Friends of OCS and Plant-A-Row,

Get Excited! The Plant-A-Row (PAR) campaign is once again launching its kickoff seed distribution event at the Big Parade. April 30th. Stay tuned and get ready to get up, get involved, and plant a row!

DROP OFF YOUR EXTRA SEEDS AT THE OBERLN FARMERS MARKET ON AUGUST 16TH!!Help support the Oberlin Seed Banking Project
08/03/2014

DROP OFF YOUR EXTRA SEEDS AT THE OBERLN FARMERS MARKET ON AUGUST 16TH!!

Help support the Oberlin Seed Banking Project

Helpful Seed Saving Explanations!Oberlin Seed Banking Project
08/03/2014

Helpful Seed Saving Explanations!

Oberlin Seed Banking Project

LEARN WHY AND HOW TO SAVE SEEDS AT TWO SEED SAVING WORKSHOPS!Oberlin Seed Banking Project
08/03/2014

LEARN WHY AND HOW TO SAVE SEEDS AT TWO SEED SAVING WORKSHOPS!

Oberlin Seed Banking Project

08/03/2014

STARTING AUGUST 16, 2014, OBERLIN WILL BE HOME TO TWO NEW SEED BANKS!: Oberlin Seed Banking Project

1) Oberlin Early Childhood Center
317 East College St., Oberlin
(440) 774-8193
Open for seed check-outs: Monday and Wednesday 1PM - 4PM

2) Friends of the Oberlin Public Library
65 South Main St., Oberlin
(440) 775-4790
Open for seed check-outs: Monday-Thursday 10:00AM - 8:30PM; Fridays and Saturdays 10:00AM - 6:00PM; Sundays 1:00PM - 5:00PM

Contact Oberlin Community Services with any questions (440 774 6579)!

PRODUCE PERKS HAVE ARRIVED AT THE OBERLIN FARMERS MARKET!OFM will now match dollar-for-dollar, up to $10, all purchases ...
07/02/2014

PRODUCE PERKS HAVE ARRIVED AT THE OBERLIN FARMERS MARKET!

OFM will now match dollar-for-dollar, up to $10, all purchases made with EBT/Ohio Direction!

Awesome program! SPREAD THE WORD!

Oberlin Farmers Market

05/08/2014

TO REGISTER FOR A GARDEN SOXX DELIVERY AND A GARDEN PLOT AT LEGION FEILDS--

DON'T FORGET TO JOIN US ON SATURDAY MAY 10TH 9-1PM AT THE Oberlin Community Services DISTRIBUTION DAY

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