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- EIN 76-0501430
- (713) 880-5540
- 3302 Canal Street 73 Houston TX 77003-1832 USA
- www.urbanharvest.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Environment, Food, Garden Clubs
Mission: Urban harvest encourages community, good nutrition and sustainability through the teaching and support of organic gardening.
Programs: The urban harvest youth education program is in more than 20 houston area schools, reaches 4,600 students a year through weekly curriculum and many educators through professional development workshops and resources. School gardens effectively enhance students' understanding of all core subjects in addition to teaching about growing food, ecology, nutrition and team building. Urban harvest offers organic gardening education for adults that focuses on growing organic vegetables, sustainability, permaculture and workshops that teach how to start a community or school garden. The knowledgeable instructors provide both classroom and hands-on experiences to support a vibrant, local food system.
urban harvest sponsors an award winning farmers market program to provide houstonians with year round access to local, healthy food and nutrition education. The market offers a venue for approximately 90 family farms and small producers within 180 miles (90% are within 100 miles) to provide an economic opportunity for the vendors and encourage a vibrant, sustainable food system.
urban harvest was founded on the idea that community gardens are critical in fighting hunger, urban blight, and improving nutritional choices that increase health and wellness. Urban harvest supports approximately 130 gardens by providing free materials, educational opportunities including free classes, volunteer referrals and workdays and other community referrals through the moderated facebook page and weekly electronic newsletter.