Oakland-based Victory Garden Foundation Encourages Gardeners to Become Part of the Victory! Join the 350 Victory Garden Challenge Event
Victory Garden Foundation challenges everyone to get into their gardens on a single weekend, May 14-15 to grow food at home.
- (1888PressRelease) April 15, 2011 - Oakland, CA - On a single weekend, May 14th and 15th, 2011, gardeners from around the country will rise to the challenge to transform 350 landscapes into bountiful Victory Gardens with a focus on sustainability while at the same time supporting local businesses and economy. Building upon the success of over 100 garden actions in the East Bay during the 2010 Victory Garden Challenge event, the Victory Garden Foundation is now committed more than ever to inspire 350 garden actions for the May 14th and 15th, 2011 event.
The 350 Victory Garden Challenge was inspired in part by the 350.org international campaign as well as the encouragement received from iGrow Sonoma last year to participate. The Victory Garden Foundation took the Challenge offered by iGrow Sonoma and launched their own efforts to challenge others to "eat our way to Sonoma" by growing food at home.
Why 350? Top climate scientists say this is the safe upper limit of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to keep a stable climate. Today, we're at 391.06 parts per million CO2. It is clear we have work to do to gain our Victory. Together our actions and alliances add up and create real solutions to the climate crisis.
During the 350 Victory Garden Challenge weekend there are many actions people can take including: transforming their lawn into a food garden. Join or start a community garden; grow a row for a local food bank, or, get educated! Attend a gardening workshop or teach others. There are limitless possibilities to take action during the event and VGF encourages people to get creative and reach outside the box!
Whether you register your own project or volunteer on a community project, we need you. The Victory Garden Foundation will provide education, ideas, discounts, and incentives to inspire and support your efforts! To register your garden, please visit: www.victorygardenfoundation.org.
Founded in 2008 by Victory V. Lee, the Victory Garden Foundation began and still remains a neighborhood grassroots movement founded in the spirit of the historical Victory Garden movement of the 1940's. The Victory Garden Foundation Inc is a non-profit public community-benefit (501c3) organization with a simple mission Encourage people to grow their own food at home! Be part of the Victory! To learn more about the Victory Garden Foundation and how you can become involved please visit our website at www.VictoryGardenFoundation.org, join us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/VictoryGardenFoundation or follow us on Twitter ( @ ) VictoryGarden2U
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