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Cultivate Charlottesville works to increase food equity through Spring Seeding Project Cultivate Charlottesville worker preparing for the free seed giveaway. (Source: WVIR) By Dominga Murray | May 6, 2021 at 6:04 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 6:04 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Cultivate Charlottesville will be giving out free plants this Saturday, May 8. The organization is working to increase food equity through their Spring Seeding Project.
“We are not a food equity city. We have a 17% food insecurity rate which is higher than the state rate of 11%.” Aleen Carey, the Cultivate Charlottesville resource and program director, said.
The goal of Cultivate Charlottesville is to help the region become a place where food is accessible to all through events like the Spring Seedling Project and services they provide that teach students how to garden.
Charlottesville students receiving meals during spring break Students who qualify for free and reduced lunch in Charlottesville will be provided meals during spring break (Source: WVIR) By Andrew Webb | April 5, 2021 at 1:12 PM EDT - Updated April 5 at 1:13 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Cultivate Charlottesville, with the help of many community restaurants and partners, is distributing meals to students who qualify for free and reduced lunch, to make sure that kids donât go hungry during spring break.
Multiple meals are included with each distribution to make sure each student has breakfast and lunch. They will be handed out at the Greenestone on 5th Street, Westhaven, South First Street, Friendship Court, and Hearthwood communities.