GRuB

Greetings from GRuB and Happy Spring! 

At GRuB, we believe unequivocally that healthy food is a human right and necessity. We also believe in reciprocity and that our whole community is enriched when each neighbor is valued by what they give and receive.

So, in a time when all around us barriers are going up, GRuB is taking steps to lower them. We want people to have more agency and options to get the food they need, and we invite you to join us!  

We are also thrilled to announce that this year, produce from the GRuB farm will be available for free!

So many members of our community are extra vulnerable this year, whether because of their gender, immigration status, recent job loss, mental health stress, or reduced access to social services related to changes in federal policy and state budget. We’re anticipating that more and more people will face barriers accessing fresh and healthy food in the months and years ahead.  

Our GRuB remains free this year in other ways, too! Together with partners and volunteers, we will:  

• Keep our community seed shed open and stocked 24/7

• Build 35 new backyard gardens for households with low incomes

• Support 4 community gardens to feed hundreds  

• Offer skill-building workshops for growing, gathering, and preparing good food

• Host weekly low-barrier volunteer sessions so that people can gain hands-on experience growing food in the community and for the community

• Foster affinity group spaces to grow and learn together in the community

• Hold events that encourage broader conversation, support mutual aid, and lead to action for the food system and community we want to co-create  

In the spirit of reciprocity, we hope you will find GRuB to be a place where you can be free; free to show up as your true self! During this disorienting time in our society, we all need spaces like that, where we are free to contribute and receive in tangible and meaningful ways for the well-being of our community.

So join us in making our GRuB free! Offer whatever contribution is meaningful to you and relevant at this moment. This might be volunteering, spreading the word about free GRuB, bringing an idea or insight forward, becoming a monthly donor, or making a one-time monetary donation to help cover the cost of food.  

Thank you! We would not be GRuB without "u"!!

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So many helping hands, minds, and hearts have brought us along, and we feel so rooted in the soil of the Farm and this place. Its rich relationships, ecosystems, and cultures teach us about reciprocal partnerships, and we acknowledge that it is a privilege to have been able to carry this work forward for so many years. 

We would like to invite you to join us in this work 
by donating at a level that is the right match for you!