Bloom Madison County

We are so excited to be at Hodge Family Farm Thursday evening! Will we see you there? https://www.facebook.com/share/1K1XVxiJrb/

Join us for yoga tonight! No cost, just show up! Naked Heart Yoga, LLC

Another week of free programming ! is over, but you can find us at October 8, 5PM-8PM with Madison County Food Council !!

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We had a blast weaving in our garden at with our Seedlings Art and Garden Club kiddos! Can you guess where these fabric strips are from?

Cooking with Chef Philip is canceled this evening (9/21). Chef's out sick!

Community, we need your help! We have another big round of harvesting that needs done at the Community Farm! Please join us if you're able! ♥

It's pizza night with Chef Phillip! Join us this evening for our free biweekly chef series at The Jetty Center!

We have another great week of free community programming! We hope to see you there!

THIS IS WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE.

folks: WE DONATED OVER 2,300LBS OF VEG!

Last week, as the river rose, Bloom Co-Director, Anna harvested Bloom’s 5 community gardens to fill local food boxes and donate fresh produce to Park Place Community Center.

550 pounds harvested.

Then came Monday.

Parts of our beloved Community Farm were underwater from the rain, while other areas were deep in mud. Hundreds of pounds of produce were at risk of being lost within days.

We put out an emergency call for help.

Within an hour, about 30 people showed up. Bloom staff, volunteers, partners, and community members jumped in, and in ONE HOUR, together we harvested approximately 1,800 pounds of vegetables.

Our friends from Meadowbrook on Main jumped straight into the deep mud and helped get produce to a local pantry. We saw friends from Anderson Community Schools, the Health Department, Community Hospital Anderson and throughout our community grabbing bins and getting to work.

That food went directly to The Salvation Army, Park Place Community Center, Operation Love, Pete’s Pantry, Trinity Episcopal Church, and local food boxes.

Last night, our Bloom team turned our Farm to Table class into a free dinner for families and individuals displaced by the flood. We served roasted veggie orzo with feta made with vegetables harvested from the farm just hours earlier, alongside homemade bread donated by Hodge Family Farm. Additional meals and bread went to Rangeline and The Salvation Army.

We’re thankful for our friends and farmers, Mikkal Hodge and Mindy Carver, and for our partnership with Community Hospital Anderson Foundation that makes this space and so much of our work possible.

More than 2,300 pounds of fresh food harvested during a historic flood.

We are in awe of the amount of people in our community ready to step up and HELP. Facebook is not letting me tag- ahhh. But seriously, there is so much noise on social media disparaging our home all. the. time. and to see the actions of sooooo many individuals, businesses, and organizations rise so far above, is just inspiring. Please keep looking for ways to help your neighbors. Here are a bunch of photos from the the big pick, but I don't think it even captures all of our helpers. THANK YOUUU

Love, Olivia

Hi friends! We are open until 8pm for a free farm to table dinner! 1701 Medical Arts Blvd at the Jetty Center/Community Farm.