USDA Sets Tone for Nationwide People’s Gardens

Starting this month, about 80 volunteers at USDA are lending a hand to an organic garden created by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack along the Mall at the agency’s headquarters. Last year Vilsack took a jackhammer to an asphalt parking lot at USDA and challenged other facilities to create a People’s Garden. As of last week, more than 255 gardens have been established across the country. All of the food grown in the gardens is donated to food pantries and soup kitchens. (Washington Post). Read more.