Why is local food important to

eat? Local food is important to

eat because it is healthier than

food that has been grown across

the nation. Why? First of all, in

order for the food to arrive here

fresh, it must be picked before it

is fully ripe. The earlier a plant is

picked before it is ripe, the less

nutrients it contains. Another

reason is the longer a plant has

to be trucked across the nation,

the more nutrients it loses and

more pollution results. Local

food is also environmentally

friendly. It helps reduce trucking.

Locally grown food is likely

grown by a smaller farm or

sustainably grown farm. These

things are good to support!

Locally Grown

Food = Healthy

Food

How to plant/care

for seedlings and

seeds

1. Get fresh soil.

2. Spread the soil on the

ground.

3. Dig a small hole.

4. Plant the seed or

seedling in the hole.

5. Cover with soil.

6. Water the plant every

day.

7. When grown, harvest

produce and donate at

one of the locations

listed this brochure.

8. The seedlings and

seeds can also be

planted in pots if you

don’t have room for a

garden.

What happens to

the food

donations?

Your fresh food donations are

given to those who do not have

access to fresh foods. There are

several drop-off locations for

your ‘Plant a Row, Give a Row’

produce:

Western Wake Farmers’

Market

(www.westernwakefarme

rsmarket.org)

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle

(www.foodshuttle.org)

Dorcas Ministries

(http://dorcas-cary.org/)

Can you donate

money instead?

Yes, you can donate money to

the above organizations and

they will purchase food for

distribution. If you donate at

the Western Wake Farmers’

Market, they will purchase

locally grown produce from

the market vendors to donate.

‘Plant a Row, Give a Row’ is

your opportunity to donate

freshly grown food to those

who don’t have access to

fresh food. By continuing to

take care of the seedlings and

seeds you have been given

today, and donating that food

to those who are less

fortunate in having access to

locally grown, fresh food, you

will be helping our community

in making a great change.

Who can participate? Anyone

who wants to help can plant

the seeds and seedlings, even

kids. It is a fun project for the

whole family!

Pass it along!!

Collecting the seeds from your

‘Plant a Row, Give a Row’

produce and replanting them

can save money and is recycling

the seeds. When you collect the

seeds, you can replant them in

pots or your garden and start

growing the plants again. You

can also pass the seeds and this

brochure along to friends and

family. By sharing this

information, we can help to

bring healthy, fresh food to

those in need!

Who are we?

We are Junior Girl Scout Troop

1196 and we are working on our

Bronze Award Project to help

fight hunger with fresh, healthy

food. If you would like to learn

more about our project, you can

contact our leader at

jcjmc824@gmail.com. You can

also learn about how to educate

our community on health, local

foods and physical activity

www.advocatesforhealthinaction

.org.

‘Plant a Row,

Give a Row’