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Garden Sponsors Gather for Grow a Row Grow A Row’s garden project grew from a seed planted by Radio NL Vice President Garth Buchko, who introduced the idea to Lyons Landscaping. The project started with five raised beds and now boasts 29 raised beds. Based in front of Home Hardware on Josep Way, there is an abundance of growth happening. Grow A Row’s goal twofold; to provide fresh vegetables to those in need—but also to raise awareness to the hunger crisis around Kamloops and surrounding regions. Volunteers behind the Grow A Row garden help grow fresh, healthy produce that will be donated to the Kamloops Food Bank. Local businesses donated $1000 to sponsor individual pre-constructed planter beds; many supporters participated in the building phase. Many sponsors, employees and family members joined forces for the planting phase. Rick Kurzac, Home Hardware owner, said that the garden has “grown beyond our expectations—the response from the community has been phenomenal.” “After our call to action to donate, we sold 35 beds to 33 sponsors in two weeks, complete with a waiting list.” Garden sponsors gathered to plant the garden and stuck around for the celebratory BBQ. The Grow A Row organizers said that the gardens would not have been possible without the support of their “amazing sponsors.” The initiative hopes to increase awareness of more community-based contributions. Their belief is that there is always
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room for one more row available in the garden for vegetables--and that if everyone shared from that one extra row, they could feed Kamloops together. “This is what Kamloops is all about—community spirit,” Rick said. “There are many incredible individuals and businesses behind this project--and for such a worthy cause. The Food Bank services 45 organizations in the area. They also have the largest food reclamation program west of Toronto—which
means that they partner with different local grocery stores in town to save food from the land fills.” Rick also credits Colin Lyons for sharing the idea with the Home Hardware team. “It really shows the genuine character of Lyons, as they have given so much to the gardens.” In partnership with Home Hardware, Lyons Landscaping, LN Group, NL Radio and New Life Mission, Grow A Row has already started - continued on page 2