EPIC Toledo spent our Wednesday volunteering with Bittersweet Farms! A group of 10 of us went to Whitehouse to learn more about the group, tour the property, then dove right in taking care of maintenance and yardwork to help enhance the homestead and its residents!
The mission of Bittersweet Farms is to positively impact the lives of individuals with autism and those whose lives they touch. Bittersweet engages in a model which employs meaning and motivation, aerobic activity, partnership and planning, and structure and support. This provides a community of interdependence and a holistic and healthy environment in which the potential of each participant is envisioned and developed. Every interaction is a lesson in reciprocal communication, relationship building, and mutual cooperation between staff and participant.
Gardens Specialist Beth Kuntz-Wineland led the charge for EPIC member assignments that day, and gave us some information regarding how our work helped Bittersweet Farms:
"Thanks to the amazing EPIC volunteers, who brought organization and ease to our storage greenhouse by compiling similar items together, properly setting aside our extra hoses for storage, and cleaned all aisles for better navigation, and pulled weeds out of 14 raised beds, spread organic compost, raked the beds level in preparation for planting, and learned how to use our Earthway seeder to seed 2 beds of spinach and 2 beds of beets! These crops will go to source our residential homes with healthy, hyperlocal organically grown produce, as well as stock our free pantry for staff! This tremendous boost early in the season will help our Gardens team be able to grow food to share within the Bittersweet community and beyond, as 100% of produce grown will be donated to the Bittersweet community and also to local food pantries and animal rescues throughout the year."
Check out more photos from the volunteer event, below:
The mission of Bittersweet Farms is to positively impact the lives of individuals with autism and those whose lives they touch. Bittersweet engages in a model which employs meaning and motivation, aerobic activity, partnership and planning, and structure and support. This provides a community of interdependence and a holistic and healthy environment in which the potential of each participant is envisioned and developed. Every interaction is a lesson in reciprocal communication, relationship building, and mutual cooperation between staff and participant.
Gardens Specialist Beth Kuntz-Wineland led the charge for EPIC member assignments that day, and gave us some information regarding how our work helped Bittersweet Farms:
"Thanks to the amazing EPIC volunteers, who brought organization and ease to our storage greenhouse by compiling similar items together, properly setting aside our extra hoses for storage, and cleaned all aisles for better navigation, and pulled weeds out of 14 raised beds, spread organic compost, raked the beds level in preparation for planting, and learned how to use our Earthway seeder to seed 2 beds of spinach and 2 beds of beets! These crops will go to source our residential homes with healthy, hyperlocal organically grown produce, as well as stock our free pantry for staff! This tremendous boost early in the season will help our Gardens team be able to grow food to share within the Bittersweet community and beyond, as 100% of produce grown will be donated to the Bittersweet community and also to local food pantries and animal rescues throughout the year."
Check out more photos from the volunteer event, below:
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