Portsmouth Pantry Garden

01/30/2017

If you are looking for information on local pantries in the Portsmouth, Ohio area -- you can go to the Community Action Organization building on Market Street to obtain a list of the registered pantries in the area (there's about 20 of them on the list for Scioto County).

The Portsmouth Pantry Garden is no longer an active program.

05/31/2013

Community Action is supplying the Portsmouth Pantry Garden with workers this summer and the first one starts on Monday, June 3rd!

If you want to volunteer in the garden this summer please contact Nikki Karabinis ([email protected] or call 740.351.3572).

04/03/2013

Talks about the importance of water and important resources. Very short and very intriguing.

See why this problem can become the greatest solution of our lifetime.

03/24/2013

Good reason to help fund the PPG! If you're interested in donating (money or farming equipment), feel free to call the Center for Community Service at Shawnee State.

Wayne Allen PDT Staff Writer The 2013 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, A Healthier Nation, County by County, ranks Scioto County as Ohio’s unhealthiest county. The annual report, released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, exami...

03/23/2013

Last year, in our garden we had a huge problem with deer in which they killed more than half of our food. So we've been looking into ways to prevent it from happening again. We've heard many suggestions but are curious what some of our fans think. Keep in mind that we are trying to keep the garden organic!

One idea was this deer repellent called Deer Off! and it's supposed to be organic. Spray it once and it's good up to 3 months.

Prevent damage from destructive deer with Deer Off repellent! The only deer repellent solution that offers a patented smell- and taste- deterrent.

03/18/2013

How to make a rain barrel out of a trash can;

This afternoon I went to the hardware store, spent $38.22, and came out with everything I needed to make a Roughneck Rain Barrel. My plan is to use th...

03/05/2013

Great idea to save money, time, and have fun!

Spring is the busiest time in the garden, and any way you can save time is welcome. In seed catalogs I saw the term “seed tapes” and when I saw their high price I decided to make my own. It’s easy and fun, and it saves time and money at...

03/04/2013

We discovered this group through another non-profit friend of ours up north and we wanted to share with our fans. Check them out! Their mission is very interesting.

We steward Americaʼs culturally diverse and endangered garden and food crop legacy.

02/14/2013

7 Alternative Ways to Plant Potatoes

Planting potatoes is easy and fun. Here are seven different ways to plant them: hilled rows, mulch, raised beds, grow bags, garbage bags, wood boxes, and wire cylinders.

02/11/2013

Wanna know how you could build your own little farm but live in a small area or in the city?

Check out this instructible!

This is my dad's garden. Each year, for the past couple of years, we've planted vegetables and fruits, a few flowers, and used our chickens' manure ...

01/23/2013

We will soon be looking for creative, hard working individuals to help with the Portsmouth Pantry Garden as summer associate AmeriCorps VISTAs! If you're interested in biology, farming, agriculture, or simply like getting your hands dirty, as well as help out your local community... this may be the perfect summer job for you!

We will be posting these within the next couple weeks and if you're interested, shoot us a message and we'll make sure you're one of the first to find out.

To see what summer associates have done last year, check out the link;
http://www.ohiocampuscompact.org/programs/vista-summer-associates/

01/23/2013

We hit 100 fans!! Thank you so much for your support. We love to be able to help with the local community by providing fresh foods. Keep on checking back with us as well as sharing this page with your friends and family!

Once again, THANK YOU!! We seriously couldn't do it without you guys!