Project Report
| Aug 31, 2026
Growing More Than Food
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Our Love Gardens project is entering an exciting new chapter as the garden continues to provide fresh produce, create opportunities and bring us closer to a more sustainable way of feeding our communities.
What began as a garden to help provide nutritious food for the community kitchens we support has developed into something much bigger. Fresh vegetables grown in our garden go directly into the kitchens, giving the people we serve access to fresh, locally grown produce. Solar power operates the pump that draws water from our tanks, keeping the garden supplied with water throughout the year. Phase One of the garden also created employment for ten people from the community, ten people who now have a steady income and play an important role in helping the garden grow.
Phase Two of Love Gardens is now underway. With additional land made available to us, we have been able to expand the garden and begin developing new growing areas, allowing us to grow more vegetables and provide more nutritious meals to the families and individuals who rely on our community kitchens.
But Love Gardens is about more than growing vegetables. For those who work the land, it is a place to learn, build confidence and develop practical skills that can benefit them and their families. By sharing knowledge about growing food, we are helping people gain the skills to produce food for themselves and create greater independence.
That shift, from simply receiving food to learning how food can be grown, is an important part of what makes Love Gardens so meaningful.
Every seed planted and every harvest represents more than food. It represents possibility, dignity and a step towards greater independence. We are excited about what this next stage will make possible and about the difference it will continue to make in the lives of the people who tend it and the communities who are fed by it.
We are deeply grateful to our GlobalGiving donors for helping us grow this vision. Your support is helping us grow food today while planting the seeds for a more sustainable future.
Kind Regards,
Tracey Watson
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