Outreach and Recruitment The VISTA found success in both active and passive outreach and recruitment strategies. Active Outreach Characterized by face-to-face, phone and email contact, active outreach is effective when you know who in the community might be interested and how to get connected…
Written by Anaistasia Gray, Cultural Food Program Coordinator VISTA To get a Library Card, you must first read and agree to follow all Seed Library Rules, Check-Out Instructions, and Seed Storage Best Practices below. You are not expected to return unused seeds. HOWEVER, you…
Written by Anaistasia Grey, Cultural Food Program Coordinator VISTA The Seed Library accepts donations in a few forms: Direct donation of unopened seed packets, marked for sale by previous year (i.e., seed packet donated at end of Summer 2022, seed packet marked for sale by…
Written by Anaistasia Gray, Cultural Food Program Coordinator VISTA South King County Food Coalition Seed Library’s Development Framework To start a seed library, you only need a few basic things. However, a seed library may also be a wonderful hub for garden education, community…
Many partnerships have been formed through the work of this year’s VISTA. However, the most strategic of these partnerships are those around volunteer resources. With so much potential to use the cannery depending on the availability of volunteer groups, the VISTA acting alone could only…
Yes, you are collecting thousands of pounds of produce with hundreds of volunteer hours in order to benefit countless families in need. In order to garner real awareness and visibility, you’re going to need to learn how to tell the story of your project and…
All of the produce sourced into the cannery project comes from Northwest Harvest (NWH). Relations with Northwest Harvest as a donor have been extremely important to the vitality of “Yes, we CAN!” as a reliable source of produce for the coalition’s food banks. The VISTA cultivated…
Sonju Garden and Community Fruit Orchard This property was a commercial fruit orchard but was neglected and donated to the city of Des Moines. It sat unused for many years until the parks department, the Des Moines Area Food Bank and a neighborhood volunteer teamed…
The South King County Food Coalition was founded in 1983 to support its member agencies to help them provide nutritionally balanced food to people in need. The Coalition consists of 13 food banks throughout South King County. The South King County Food Coalition (SKCFC) currently…