Mother Hubbard's Cupboard http://mhcfoodpantry.org Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:14:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Feature Area youth garden http://mhcfoodpantry.org/2011/12/feature-area-4/ http://mhcfoodpantry.org/2011/12/feature-area-4/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:14:57 +0000 amanda http://new.mhcfoodpantry.org/?p=236 Youth gardeners work together to stake a tomato plant.

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]]> http://mhcfoodpantry.org/2011/12/feature-area-3/feed/ 0 Join MHC in Homeward Bound 2012 http://mhcfoodpantry.org/2011/09/headline-for-news-item-or-event-number-2/ http://mhcfoodpantry.org/2011/09/headline-for-news-item-or-event-number-2/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:31:39 +0000 MHC Admin http://new.mhcfoodpantry.org/?p=120 Read more]]> Help Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard make the 2012 Homeward Bound walk the most successful ever! Consider forming a team in your workplace, place of worship or community group.
Homeward Bound is a 5k walk to fight hunger and homelessness in Bloomington. This annual spring event raises money through donations from people, to support agencies doing hard work on the front lines.  Every year Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard benefits from hundreds of people coming together to walk for a reason.  We are looking for people to from teams and help raise money for the walk! Forming a team is easy, just follow these instructions:

 

]]> http://mhcfoodpantry.org/2011/09/headline-for-news-item-or-event-number-2/feed/ 0 Intern with MHC’s Garden Program! http://mhcfoodpantry.org/2011/09/headline-for-news-item-or-event-number-1-goes-here/ http://mhcfoodpantry.org/2011/09/headline-for-news-item-or-event-number-1-goes-here/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 02:45:46 +0000 MHC Admin http://new.mhcfoodpantry.org/?p=112 Read more]]> Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard’s Garden Education Program seeks garden interns for the 2012 growing season. MHC’s Community Garden program provides garden fresh nutrient dense food to the low-income community served by the pantry while also providing educational experiences for MHC’s patrons, volunteers, and the community at large. Interns will work closely with staff and volunteers, and are required to help plan, plant, and tend the garden site at which they are placed. Positions are available in three gardens with 4 potential opportunities involving youth garden programming and hoophouse management. Interns learn while gardening using a dynamic mixture of sustainable techniques, including Permaculture, Biointensive, and Biodynamic growing methods. This opportunity includes instruction with an openness to the interests of the intern. This position is unpaid.

To apply for a 2012 Garden internship position please send a resume and cover letter to Stephanie Solomon at stephanie@mhcfoodpantry.org by Friday, February 17th at 5pm.

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