After 25 years of operating its Youth Farm on land owned by the Springfield School District, FOOD For Lane County is excited to share that the organization has purchased a… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Gardens
FOOD For Lane County seeking summer volunteers for all positions
EUGENE, Ore. — FOOD For Lane County is looking for volunteers to fill all positions this summer, which includes positions helping in the gardens, prepping food, helping with meals on… Read more »
FOOD For Lane County holds spring plant sale
FOOD for Lane County held its Spring Plant Sale on April 6. Choose your own kind of tomatoes, broccoli, cilantro, Dill, strawberries, raspberries, and so much more. FOOD For Lane… Read more »
Thank you International Paper Foundation!
Our heartfelt thanks go out to the International Paper Foundation, who awarded FOOD For Lane County a grant to install a second CoolBot on the Youth Farm property (the CoolBot… Read more »
800 Lane County volunteers pitch in for United Way’s Days of Caring service project
Volunteers across Lane County went to work this week for United Way of Lane County’s annual Days of Caring service project. The 30th annual event saw 800 volunteers, including employees from… Read more »
5 tips for a spring garden and when to start planting
It’s been a wet and cold spring this year, which means gardeners might have had to wait a little longer than normal to get their summer plants in the ground…. Read more »
City Club of Eugene: Science Projects Good Enough to Eat
Program Date: Mar. 31, 2023 Air date: Apr. 3, 2023 From The City Club of Eugene: In community and school-based gardens across the region, students and families are getting their… Read more »
Meet OGC Mission Fund Recipient: FOOD For Lane County Youth Farm
FOOD For Lane County Youth Farm is a five-acre urban educational farm in north Springfield operating as a program of FOOD For Lane County, a nonprofit at the heart of… Read more »
Over 600 volunteers to help with United Way’s 29th annual ‘Days of Caring’
EUGENE, Ore. — For the next few days, over 600 volunteers will be busy helping with service projects throughout the Eugene-Springfield area. It is all part of United Way’s 29th annual… Read more »
International Paper funds a new grow tunnel for the FFLC Youth Farm
Thank you to the International Paper Foundation for providing us with grant funding to install a new grow tunnel at the Youth Farm, complete with an overhead sprinkler system! The… Read more »