Written by Melissa DeSa It’s been a whirlwind since the last seed dispersal in February when shortly after, COVID struck and sent all our energies frantically re-aligning to keep both our doors and hearts open to this community during the crisis. Although it has been a rough ride to say the least, it presented an…
by Melissa DeSa with excerpts from Janisse Ray’s The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food. Never before has such an interest in seeds and home gardening been so popular, except for during World War II when 20 million “Victory Gardens” sprung up, in a massive and coordinated effort to provide homeland food security.…
We’ve been hustling and re-arranging everything with COVID 19 and are so excited to announce that our 4th Annual Southern Seed School is now online and live! We’re excited to have the opportunity and challenge to put our content online this year due to our inability to gather in person. It’s our first time facilitating…
Times like these show us what really matters: food, close at hand and accessible! Many of us are finding a lot more time on our hands with shelter in place mandates in effect, to now consider starting a new garden or picking back up where you left off. There is also the realization that close…
Another successful Drive Through Farmers Market. 417 orders of fresh local farm products were picked up this week with very little hiccups! We are so grateful to be a positive light in these uncertain and trying times. Please visit our website for details about how this works, a list of participating farms, and a…
Meatless Monday Lighten your dietary impact by forgoing meat just one day a week. Instead, try adding more fresh, local veggies to your diet – good for you and the planet! Looking for some dee-lish recipes? Browse Meatless Monday for easy-to-make tummy & soul satisfiers. (And plan on going to the Gainesville VegFest or to…
Working Food is happy to be base camp for Jennifer Dempsey and her PiesAbilities team. Our newest entrepreneur is expanding the pie family with delicious creations of all shapes and sizes, like PieHoles, Puffins, and Slab Pies. Flavors run the gamut too. You know things are serious when pie is offered in categories! Vintage. Classic…
Written by Melissa DeSa On May 6, 2019 about 3,600 little corn seeds were planted in greenhouse trays. Normally corn is direct seeded in the field, but this corn was special and needed some extra protection- plenty can go horribly wrong for a little seed in the open field. Some of the seeds were dated…
Check out these fun little videos we made to showcase our three core programs! Seeds! A little peek through our local and regional seed work. Fun with kids in the garden! See the smiling faces, gorgeous veggies and fun activities we bring to kids every week! You can also read our annual report on the program…
Looking back on our Pop-Up Pumpkin Tasting, we already miss it so much! On October 19th, sampling out delicious pumpkin recipes from our local entrepreneurs and seeing the community come together made for an incredible day. We all came together to celebrate the delicious local varieties we have here and see how versatile they could…