Calabash! is hosted by Food For Thought, the Sonoma County AIDS Food Bank, and the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center as a benefit for the Garden Project.
Food For Thought
Established in 1988, Food For Thought is a grass roots non-profit food
bank dedicated to meeting the nutritional needs of people living with
disabling HIV/AIDS in Sonoma County. Almost 500 clients receive groceries,
fresh produce, quality protein, nutritional supplements, vitamins and
minerals, basic dietary information, concern, caring and occasional hugs
at no charge. Food For Thought provides weekly delivery service to clients
who are homebound and unable to come to our facility in Forestville. The
food bank provides a comfortable environment, free of discrimination and
sensitive to the emotional and physical needs of each client.www.fftfoodbank.org
Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
The Center is a non-profit educational center and intentional community
founded in 1994 by a group of biologists, artists, activists, educators
and horticulturalists. It serves as a gathering place for people seeking
innovative and practical approaches to the social, environmental, economic
and spiritual challenges of our day. The Center offers residential workshops
and training programs. The Mother Garden has been a resource and inspiration
to gardeners, teachers, healers and activists throughout the world. www.oaec.org
The Garden Project
The food bank's gardens are the result of a collaboration between Food
For Thought and the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center's Horticultural
Therapy Program. In addition to supplementing the food bank's seasonal
offerings of vegetables, fruit and herbs, the garden provides clients
with an opportunity to connect body and spirit with the natural world,
in an activity that is inherently and profoundly healing. It also supports
and extends the work of the food bank by providing a hands-on approach
to learning about the links between food, nutrition and health.
Contact Us
Food For Thought, Sonoma County AIDS Food Bank
P.O. Box 1608
6550 Railroad Avenue
Forestville, CA 95436
www.fftfoodbank.org
707-887-1647
Info@FFTfoodbank.org