Grassroots Canvass

“We bury our seeds and wait,

Winter blocks the road,

Flowers are taken prisoner underground,

But then green justice tenders a spear”

- Rumi

A vibrant community outreach program, door by door and block by block, can initiate the broad community participation and support we need to have a big impact. Imagine groups of local residents learning and working together to create beautiful and abundant gardens and communty spaces in local parks, medians, empty lots, and backyards...such a thing is only possible with grassroots outreach, person-to-person. Canvassing not only increases awareness and involvement in community food projects in various neighborhoods, but it also decentralizes the fundraising sources that support community gardens in low-income neighborhoods, creating broad community buy-in. We're now knocking on thousands of doors each year in the bay area!