GROWINGSOUL

growingSOUL, Sustainable Opportunities for Universal Learning, is a grassroots non-profit founded in 2009 by then-Maryland resident Jessica Weiss. The​ Chesapeake Foodshed ​region's​ ​first​ ​Zero-Waste​ ​Food​ ​Justice​ ​program,​ growingSOUL is ​a​ ​legacy​ ​project​ ​honoring​ ​the​ ​history​ ​of ​neighbors sharing​ ​healthy​ ​fresh​ ​food​ ​with​ ​those​ ​in​ ​need​ ​seeking​ ​their​ ​freedom​ ​along the​ ​soil trails​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Underground​ ​Railroad. Our mission is to engage and assist communities in reducing hunger while simultaneously reducing food waste... growingSOUL creates, implements and advocates for sustainable, interconnected, reciprocity-based food systems benefiting the vitality of communities and their residents as well as our planet. Our programs connect residents to one another and our earth, and in the process of growing food systems, helps grow our SOULs. Multi-generational, diverse volunteers engage hands-on, becoming lifelong-learners, connectors and part of..

Primary location: Liberty United States