What is 1000 Acres More?
During the World Wars of the 20th Century, We, The People of the US came together to grow food 42% of the produce we ate to support the war effort.
We want to recreate that movement but this time, do it for love and community, instead of war.
We get there by growing 1000 Acres More food that stays here and feeds us via three pillars:
Personal Gardens, Community Gardens and School Gardens.
Become part of the fun by joining in one or all of the programs that support each.
Back yard gardens for all
Community Gardens around the county
We can Make Butte County Look like this
We can get there if we work together!
Find out how to join us and volunteer for the Garden Brigade or become a Neighborhood Ambassador
A school program from daycares to high schoolers to teach kids food literacy via growing food
Please help us reach out goal of 1000 Acres More land growing food that stays here. Register your garden so we know how close we are. (no addresses, just zip codes)
Find out more ideas and how to become a 1000 Acres+ Ambassador. Check out how easy it is to get your neighborhood growing more food together here.
Get support for gardening
Check out our resource page for FB pages, websites, seed companies, local help, etc.
Contact the UC Master Gardener Hotline: Tuesday 9am-12pm, Thursday 1-4pm, Call: 530-538-7201
Let us know if you would like to have a Garden Mentor using our contact form.
We are slowly building a Garden Brigade to help folks just like you feel supported and be successful. Want help in your garden? Apply here and someone will get back to you to see if we are a match.
Support Others To Garden: Become A Member of the Garden Brigade
Volunteer to help others by digging in the soil to get gardens in, revitalize abandoned gardens, expand productive gardens.
Consider being a Beginner Garden Brigade Mentor: We don’t need degrees to grow gardens, we need experience. Whether you have been gardening for one or 25 years, you can be a Garden Mentor to a newbie: help them be successful, and feel supported, and ready for more. If you are shy because you aren’t an “expert but you know some things” we’ll have more experienced “expert” mentors to help you.
Or you can join us as a Garden Brigade Captain and lead less experienced volunteer crews to help our community grow more food together.
You ready? Find out more and sign up to become a Garden Brigade Captain or mentor here.
