Thanks to a grant from the Ashland Food Coop Unete’s community garden is providing healthy foods for our Latino Community and also teaching Latino youth important agriculture skills passed down from generations of farmers.

“Its always fun to watch children discover the earth through gardening, tasting the fresh tomatoes straight off the vine,” says Dagoberto Morales.  “Many of us, as children, spent hours in the fields with our parents growing food for our family and also to sell.

“We lived off the earth and we were taught to respect it and be thankful for what it provided for us.  We want to pass this tradition down to our children here, far from our homeland.”

Unete’s Community Garden is sharing the bounty.  We have already harvested over 500 pounds of tomatoes and chiles and the plants are still heavy with ripening fruit. The tasty veggies have been distributed througout the community, providing a much needed relief from rising food costs.

To learn more about Unete’s garden contact us at 541-245-1625.