Grow Hope Saskatchewan is providing a vehicle for urban and rural Canadians to help people around the world who need emergency food assistance.
As Grow Hope Saskatchewan launches its fifth growing season, Rick Block, Regional Representative with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, said the initiative invites urban and rural dwellers to learn about farming, resource stewardship and global responsibility.
“Funds raised through the grain-growing project are used to support people around the world who need emergency food assistance, as well as improving long-term food security,” said Block. “Grow Hope Saskatchewan is a tangible way for productive land in Saskatchewan to have a direct and positive impact for many around the world who do not have access to food, ‘the bounty that comes from the land.’”
Michelle Hergott, a Grow Hope farmer near Bruno, Saskatchewan, said farmers have been gifted great abundance. Grow Hope Saskatchewan provides them with a chance to share their passion.
“We are farmers and Grow Hope gives us the opportunity to help those in need while doing what we love to do,” said Hergott. “Do you also feel a call within your heart to help this great organization to feed the world?”
Like Hergott, Block invites urban and rural people in Saskatchewan to contribute to the cause.
“Folks are invited to sponsor an acre for $350, which can result in proceeds up to $500 from the sale of that crop. This in turn may be matched 4:1 through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Partnership with Global Affairs Canada,” said Block.