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Become a 2012 Project Feed the Hood Sponsor

On April 15, 2012 By admin

To all of the supporters of Project Feed the Hood – Thank you for your continuing support of our community gardening initiatives over the past three years.

On April 21st from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.,  Project Feed the Hood is  hosting an Earth Day Celebration to kick off the 2012 growing season. This year [...]

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Community Garden Opening Day Celebration

On April 9, 2012 By admin

Join SWOP’s Project Feed the Hood this Earth Day, April 21st from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.  to celebrate the International District Community Garden’s 2012 Opening Day! Taking place at the International District Community Garden, on the corner of Wellesley and Ross (see below flyer for exact location), we will build scarecrows, plant seeds, have [...]

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Contract Position: Urban Farming Project Manager

On April 6, 2012 By admin

Friends, we are searching for a project manager to help us develop SWOP and Project Feed The Hood’s urban farming project. This is a great opportunity for someone who loves working on the land and who has a passion for local economic development related to food systems. Please distribute the following contract position notice to [...]

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Prepping the Garden at Edward Gonzales Elementary School

On March 18, 2012 By admin

On Thursday, March 15th, Project Feed the Hood and Las Madres Naturalezas met at the Edward Gonzales Elementary School to plan and prepare the garden space for the upcoming season. We learned about the importance of proper microbial activity for healthy soil, toured the new greenhouse, and had fun stomping rows in the garden. Some [...]

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Braving the Elements at the Water Systems Workshop

On March 5, 2012 By admin

On Saturday, March 3rd, Project Feed the Hood hosted its second workshop of the Spring 2012 Season on Water Systems! Many community members braved the cold winds to learn about Acequias, water use, Ollas, drip irrigation systems and flood irrigation systems. We all had a great time, and the International District Community Garden was even [...]

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Updates and Photos from the Soil Preparation Workshop!

On February 26, 2012 By admin

Project Feed the Hood hosted our first Workshop of the Spring 2012 Season on Saturday, February 25th. Over 15 community members came together at the International District Community Garden to learn about traditional methods of soil preparation from our knowledgeable garden coordinators, Travis and Joaquin. Everyone also did a wonderful job prepping the garden space [...]

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New Website!

On February 20, 2012 By admin

Project Feed the Hood has recently switched our former website from Drupal to WordPress!

We have added a bunch of new features and sections, including:

An Events page, where you can find a schedule of all our upcoming workshops and meetings. A Photos section, which has a bunch of fun photos from our [...]
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Food deserts limit New Mexicans’ access to food while community gardens offer alternative

On February 3, 2012 By admin

Discussions about community health, urban gardening and access to healthy lifestyle options have introduced us to a new concept- food deserts. A food desert is a geographical area with mostly low-income residents who have limited access to nutritious, affordable food options. In urban areas this usually means that they have to travel more than 1 [...]

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People’s Movement Assembly: SW Organizing Tour

On February 3, 2012 By admin

Project Feed the Hood was recently highlighted as a part of a national movement building effort, called the People’s Movement Assembly.  On their tour through the SouthWest our allies from San Antonio and Puerto Rico stopped by to help us do some planting and help us get the word out.

The People’s Movement Assembly: [...]

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Photos of planting at International District Community Garden

On February 3, 2012 By admin

Recently the International District Community Garden hosted local photographer Idell Conaway and she snapped some cool shots of the community at work. Check out some of her pictures here, and for more of her photography head to her website.

 

 

 

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