{"id":272,"date":"2021-01-02T17:57:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T22:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2025-08-09T12:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T16:39:34","slug":"garden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Montclair community food gardening and free pantries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"montclair-community-food-gardening-and-free-pantries\">Montclair community food gardening and free&nbsp;pantries<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crew1019a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crew1019a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crew1019a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crew1019a-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crew1019a-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crew1019a-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crew1019a.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-id=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harvest914c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harvest914c.jpg 960w, https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harvest914c-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harvest914c-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/harvest914c-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" data-id=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/neec1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/neec1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/neec1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/neec1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montclairmutualaid.org\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/neec1-200x113.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Montclair Mutual Aid supports local community food gardens and local Little Free Pantries.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Montclair Community Farms<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/montclaircommunityfarms.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">montclaircommunityfarms.org<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:info@montclaircommunityfarms.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@montclaircommunityfarms.org<\/a>) engages the community through farming, food, and health. Volunteers grow and harvest fresh, organic produce and distribute locally. Community members can also engage through summer Farm Camp, festivals, Chicken Club, school outreach, and other events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partnering with the <strong>Northeast Earth Coalition<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/neearth.org\/our-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">neearth.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/neearthcoalition\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/neearthcoalition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@neearthcoalition<\/a>), local community gardeners gather to plant, water, weed, and harvest vegetables. There are community food gardens at Mt. Carmel Church, Crane Park, First Congregational Church, Union Congregational Church, and other area locations. The harvested food is donated to Toni&#8217;s Kitchen (<a href=\"https:\/\/toniskitchen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">toniskitchen.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tonis.kitchen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@tonis.kitchen<\/a>)&nbsp;to feed our neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montclair community food gardening and free&nbsp;pantries Montclair Mutual Aid supports local community food gardens and local Little Free Pantries. Montclair Community Farms (montclaircommunityfarms.org, info@montclaircommunityfarms.org) engages the community through farming, food, and health. Volunteers grow and harvest fresh, organic produce and distribute locally. Community members can also engage through summer Farm Camp, festivals, Chicken Club, school outreach, and other events. 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