Growing Projects
What are they?
Community growing projects are a unique way for people to contribute grain and other agricultural commodities to help people who are hungry around the world.A typical project involves a group of people working together to farm a common plot of land. After harvest, the production is donated through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to our church members for overseas food aid and agricultural development projects.Community growing projects have many benefits for you and your neighbours. You'll often see a strong sense of community spirit develop because growing a crop is a hands-on, tangible way for people to be involved and feel a sense of achievement.
What can we grow?
It's up to you! Wheat, corn, barley, soybeans, peas, canola, sweet corn, silage and pumpkins are just some of the many different crops grown. Projects range from ¼ acre to several hundred acres.Canadian Foodgrains Bank will make use of whatever you grow. You make the decision locally based on climate, crop rotation, available land, seed and other inputs.
What if we don't have access to farmland?
Many supporters of the Foodgrains Bank are not farmers, but they have invented their own form of project; dairy and beef sales, pot scrubbers, auctions and concerts, to name just a few.More and more urban churches are being linked to a rural church. The rural people supply the land and machinery while the urban people fundraise for crop inputs. To learn more about how to start a project, please contact your regional coordinator.