Tami, Karen, Michele & Ngoc – represent various focus areas of The Health Trust coming together for this meaningful activity
The Health Trust’s various offices came together last Friday for a wellness activity that brought us together at one of our Grantee Partner sites, Veggielution. The annual activity is a chance to get together outdoors and feel a part of the processes that we support.
From weeding the land where fruits and vegetables will be planted, to packaging the locally grown harvest for distribution, we all contributed to a fellow local nonprofit that shares our mission of building health equity.
Time spent in the office and at the computer, while essential, can sometimes feel abstract and not hands-on. Seeing the outcome of our work in the form of a thriving community farm is refreshing. We are pleased to be a small part of increasing access to fresh fruit and vegetables through trusted partners in health such as Veggielution.
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- Free range chickens greet visitors
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- Our hosts welcome us with a brief explanation of the days tasks and what impact they will have on the community
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- The Health Trust gets to work in the great outdoors
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- Packaging up veggies from the harvest
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- Some volunteers created seed packets from recycled materials, for use on the farm during the planting season
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- Working together on the farm, a welcome shift from the office
What is Veggielution? The mission of Veggielution is to connect people from diverse backgrounds outdoors through food and farming to build community in East San José. The farm is a safe, accessible and well-maintained gathering space for the East San José community to reconnect to the land and to each other. They offer cooking classes, mentorships, and so much more!