Weekly Videos

22. Plant a Row

In this edition of Growing at Reiman Gardens, Lisa Harmison discusses the volunteer efforts of the Story County chapter of Plant a Row for the Hungry, a program which provides extra produce to needy families. Donations are collected from the local Farmer's Market, as well as from area gardeners. In the past three years the Story County program has collected over 13,000 pounds of produce. Sponsors of PAR include the Story County Master Gardeners Association, the Ames Garden Club, the ISU Horticulture Club, Alpha Copies, and Reiman Gardens. In Ames, produce will be collected on Mondays 7:00 - 8:30 a.m. at the Reiman Gardens maintenance building. Collected produce is distributed to Bethesda Community Food Pantry, Mid Iowa Community Action (MICA) Food Pantry, ACCESS, and to Food at First (First United Methodist Church community meals).