Mother Hubbard's Cupboard seeks grant for community gardens

Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard is seeking a grant for up to $20,000 through a national program called Seeds of Change.

Seeds of Change will give out two $20,000 grants and 15 $10,000 grants.

The grants will be awarded to organizations that help support and develop sustainable, community-based gardening and farming programs that focus on teaching people where their food comes from and the nutritious ways it can end up on your plate, according to a press release.

The grant funds would support Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard  and Youth Garden programs. The programs provide hands-on organic gardening education while growing thousands of pounds of fresh produce, according to the release from Mother
Hubbard’s Cupboard.

Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard is a food pantry on the southwest side of Bloomington.

Its four community gardens are located in low-income neighborhoods for easy access to the weekly volunteer hours, annual workshops and weekly child programming, according to the release.

From now through April 21, community members have an opportunity to vote once per day on the Seeds of Change website, seedsofchangegrant.com, for the organization they feel most deserves a grant.

After voting closes, the top 50 organizations with the most votes will move on to a final judging phase, after which the grant recipients will be announced about May 5, according to the release.

Rebecca Kimberly