Urban Harvest
An urban agricultural program of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, Urban Harvest is designed to make fresh fruits and vegetables available to hungry Oklahomans and increase food security. According to the USDA, health problems from insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption are responsible for 2.7 million deaths a year. Additionally, 85 percent of children and 60 percent of adults do not meet the USDA's suggestion of five or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
Community gardens and the Plant-A-Row program help grow food with the assistance and continuing support of the Urban Harvest program.
In cooperation with local farmers and farmers markets, growers donate unsold produce that would otherwise go to waste to the Regional Food Bank. From July 2008 through June 2009, over 25,000 pounds of produce was collected through Urban Harvest and donated to hungry Oklahomans.
Urban Harvest also hosts educational workshops on subjects like community gardening, organic gardening techniques, drip irrigation, season extension, compost and more. Speaking engagements can be scheduled upon request. The Urban Harvest 2010 class schedules are now available:
For more information, contact Bruce Edwards at 405-604-7108 or at bedwards@regionalfoodbank.org.
