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July 28, 2023 | Education
Summer Stories: Youth Development Program, Week 5
Despite the heat, the students did some great work at the Urban Farm and had fun with journaling exercises!
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July 21, 2023 | Education
Summer Stories: Youth Development Program, Week 4
Week four of the Youth Development Program was filled with harvesting, planting, and a field trip to a pasture-based farm!
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July 14, 2023 | Education
Summer Stories: Youth Development Program, Week 3
Week three of the Youth Development Program was filled with farm work, field trips, and baking!
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July 7, 2023 | Education
Summer Stories: Youth Development Program, Week 2
Week two of the Youth Development Program was filled with team bonding exercises, a pizza party, and lots of farm work!
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June 30, 2023 | Education
Summer Stories: Youth Development Program, Week 1
The summer session of our Cultivate Hope Youth Development program started Monday, June 26, and we’ve done so much already!
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May 22, 2023 | A Note From Clint | Food
Transforming a Food Desert Into a Food Oasis
Nearly fifteen years ago, Matthew 25 began working in the Northwest Neighborhood of Cedar Rapids.
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May 12, 2023 | Education | Food
Cooking for a Cause teaches skills, helps the community
A class to learn and try a new recipe while also making extra food for the nonprofit Cultivate Hope Corner Store.
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May 12, 2023 | Housing
Volunteer during Transform Week 2023!
Transform a home, transform a life.
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March 17, 2023 | Food
Register now for a 2023 CSA Share
A Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Share is a weekly produce subscription, but it is so much more than that.
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