PIE is collaborating with MSMS_Sustain to form The Garden Collective. If you are interested in strengthening our local food system and supporting the garden initiatives at our schools, please get in touch. Open to anyone who wants to contribute to our local food system!

Our first initiative is Share-A-Plot Program:
Dedicate a portion of your garden this year to  MSMS_Sustain, where Middle School students prepare ready-to-eat meals for Just Basics and Roxbury food pantries, and also distributed to the MRPS Supplemental Nutrition Program. These meals are a nutritious and popular addition to these programs. You can help by dedicating a portion of your garden to grow some of the following ingredients:

Onions
Potatoes
Cilantro
Basil
Butternut Squash / Other Winter Squash
Bell / Red Peppers
Tomatoes
Cucumbers (for pickles)
Zucchini (within reason!)

Produce will be collected when school starts up again in late August, so plan accordingly. Join the email list above and we’ll keep you up-to-date on what’s new, and let you know of possible Garden Collective summer gatherings!

UES School Garden
We are also working with staff at UES in the planning stages of creating a student garden at UES - stay tuned for more information as this project evolves! For questions or for more information on this initiative, send us an email.