Plantapalooza to benefit Community Harvest Project
North Grafton – Saturday, May 19, from 8 to 3 p.m., Community Harvest Project will be hosting Plantapalooza at the Brigham Hill Community Farm, located 37 Wheeler Rd. in North Grafton. Plantapalooza is a plant sale fundraiser to benefit Community Harvest Project, Inc.
Included in the event will be a huge selection of annuals, perennials, herbs and vegetable plants; the Cookie Walk – take home bucket of cookies for a very low price; free tomato plants – four free tomato plants to the first 1,000 attendees; a craft sale; and food. Admission is free.
Community Harvest Project, Inc. is a non-profit organization with a mission to build an engaged and healthier community by bringing volunteers together to grow fresh fruits and vegetables for hunger relief. Thousands of volunteers every year, including school, civic, religious, business, and corporate groups, all work together to plant, grow, and harvest the fresh fruit and produce that is donated to the Worcester County Food Bank and other hunger relief organizations in the area. In 2011, nearly 174,000 lbs. of produce were grown and donated with the help of nearly 7,000 volunteers.
For more information, visit www.community-harvest.org or call 508-839-7402.
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Posted by Community Advocate Staff
on May 1 2012. Filed under Neighbors helping neighbors, Region.
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