River City Youth Ops Teaches Spokane Teens to Grow Produce and Their Horizons
River City Youth Ops seeks to create opportunities for youth to grow and enrich their community in Spokane's West Central neighborhood. Teaching adolescents what it takes to get food onto a plate from seed to sale, students use a small plot of land as the site of their urban farm and sell the produce they grow at local farmers markets.
Little Free Pantries Pop Up in Spokane to Fight Hunger on the Street
Free Little Pantries (LFPs) is a grassroots effort to fill the gap in our food system, ensuring that there is access to food 365 days a year. LFPs are popping up all around the country, and the Inland Northwest has taken this mission to heart. Spokane has 20 locations and counting.
Spokane Community Garden Alliance Uses Public Spaces to Feed Neighbors in Need
With a mission to provide access to good, clean food, volunteers with the Spokane Community Garden Alliance use public spaces to grow healthy, fresh produce to the under-served and local families in need.