Sow, Grow, Savor is an intergenerational edible gardening program established with the support of a UConn IDEA Grant last summer (2020) by Sarah Platt '22.
We are currently looking for UConn students —gardeners, cooks, eaters, readers, writers, creators, explorers— to help us grow the program and further our impact on shoreline communities.
Through this program, participants of all ages celebrate the season’s bounty together by developing recipes that incorporate the ripe produce they’ve grown in their home gardens or helped grow in the Madison Senior Center raised-bed garden. They also attend virtual and in-person meetings with local farmers, Master Gardeners, and chefs. We hope to compile the recipes shared by our participants and guest speakers into a community cookbook to be sold during a fundraiser in downtown Madison this September.
The following volunteer positions are available as of 6/20/2021:
-Weekly program coordinator
-Advertising & marketing manager (ideally has experience with Aurora WordPress but not required)
-Older buddy to a younger participant
-Gardening assistant
-Produce delivery/pick-up coordinator
-Cookbook illustrator
-Cookbook graphic designer
In-person volunteers must have reliable transportation and live within a 50-mile radius of Madison, CT to participate. Remote volunteers can reside out of state.
Apply on our website at https://sowgrowsavor.dining.uconn.edu/get-involved/become-a-participant/.
For more information, contact: Sarah at sowgrowsavor@gmail.com