Plant - A - Row for the Hungry
 | Grow Local Colorado has 14 garden plots throughout Denver Parks and Recreation parks & the Governor's Mansion. Most of the food is donated to local food banks. Now it's your turn to join in the fun!
Plant a garden plot and share the surplus with your local food bank. If you need help finding your local food bank, visit Ample Harvest. Please contact us with any questions. We'd love for you to send us photos via email or upload them to our Grow Local Colorado Facebook wall. |
What Is Plant A Row for the Hungry (PAR)?
Launched in 1995 by the Garden Writers Association (GWA), Plant A Row for the Hungry is a people-helping-people program that encourages gardeners to grow a little extra and donate the produce to local soup kitchens and food pantries serving the homeless and hungry in their local communities.
The Need Is Great
PAR’s mission is to provide an avenue for individuals, corporations and over 84 million gardening households in the U.S. to help America’s most vulnerable citizens and the food agencies serving them.
Launched in 1995 by the Garden Writers Association (GWA), Plant A Row for the Hungry is a people-helping-people program that encourages gardeners to grow a little extra and donate the produce to local soup kitchens and food pantries serving the homeless and hungry in their local communities.
The Need Is Great
- Over 49 million Americans live in households that experience hunger or the risk of hunger daily.
- Almost 17 million people facing hunger each day are children.
- 14.6 percent (17.1 million) of U.S. households were food insecure at some time in the past year.
PAR’s mission is to provide an avenue for individuals, corporations and over 84 million gardening households in the U.S. to help America’s most vulnerable citizens and the food agencies serving them.
