Mother's Day Kicks Off the Unofficial Start to the Outdoor Gardening Season
May 07 2009 - 10:49AM
PR Newswire (US)
Families can come together this spring to grow a GroGood garden for
the greater good MARYSVILLE, Ohio, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
One great way to celebrate Mother's Day is for families to spend
time together to grow a garden for the greater good. The national
GroGood campaign - a partnership between The Scotts Miracle-Gro
Company, Plant a Row for the Hungry and Feeding America - is asking
families to plant an edible garden this spring and donate their
extra produce at harvest time to help feed the one in eight family
households in the United States at risk for hunger.(1) As part of
its commitment to the GroGood campaign and those who take the
pledge, ScottsMiracle-Gro is donating 1 million pounds of produce
to food banks around the country and is challenging Americans to
double this amount by planting an extra pot, plot or row. It's easy
to make a difference starting this Mother's Day - and more
important than ever - visit http://www.grogood.com/ to: -- Take the
GroGood pledge to garden for the greater good -- Get tips on how to
plant and maintain your vegetable garden -- Find a local program to
support Plant a Row for the Hungry -- Locate your local food bank
through Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic
hunger-relief charity. Reap the benefits of gardening It doesn't
take a big investment of time or money to make a difference this
Mother's Day and throughout the year. In fact, approximately $50
worth of seeds and fertilizer can produce about $1,250 worth of
groceries otherwise purchased in the average supermarket. A single
cucumber plant can yield up to 15 to 20 cucumbers,(2) while a
single bell pepper plant can yield six to eight peppers.(3) In
addition, planting an edible garden for the greater good will
provide you and families at risk for hunger, with the ingredients
for healthy, nutritious meals. Donating even a tiny percentage of
your garden's harvest, will go a long way toward helping other moms
put food on the tables of families that need help the most. Visit
http://www.grogood.com/ to get growing. About The Scotts
Miracle-Gro Company With nearly $3 billion in worldwide sales and
more than 6,000 associates, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through
its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world's
largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden
care, with products for professional horticulture as well. The
Company's brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the
U.S., the Company's Scotts(R), Miracle-Gro(R), Ortho(R) and Smith
& Hawken brands are market-leading in their categories, as is
the consumer Roundup(R) brand, which is marketed in North America
and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. In
the U.S., the Company operates Scotts LawnService(R), the second
largest residential lawn service business. In Europe, the Company's
brands include Weedol(R), Pathclear(R), Evergreen(R), Levington(R),
Miracle-Gro(R), KB(R), Fertiligene(R) and Substral(R). For
additional information, visit us at http://www.scotts.com/. About
Plant a Row for the Hungry Plant a Row for the Hungry (PAR) is a
public service program of the Garden Writers Association Foundation
founded in 1995 by Jeff Lowenfels, a former president of the Garden
Writers Association, newspaper columnist and radio/television host
based in Anchorage, Alaska. PAR helps create local volunteer
committees to support charities and relief programs designed to
help feed the hungry by providing a focal point to connect the
gardening community with food pantries, churches and other civic
organizations. With over 27,000 volunteers in 50 states and an
affiliate in Canada called Grow a Row, PAR has helped donate more
than 14 million pounds of produce, representing 48 million meals,
to local organizations. For more information about Plant a Row for
the Hungry, visit http://www.gardenwriters.org/. About Feeding
America (Formerly America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank
Network) Feeding America provides low-income individuals and
families with the fuel to survive and even thrive. As the nation's
leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply
food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9
million children and 3 million seniors. Serving the entire United
States, more than 200 member food banks operate 63,000 agencies
that address hunger in all of its forms. For more information on
how you can fight hunger in your community and across the country,
visit http://www.feedingamerica.org/. 1. Household Food Security in
the United States, 2007; U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic
Research Report (ERR-66), November 2008 2.
http://www.dicla.com/faq/index.asp 3.
http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/peppers.html DATASOURCE:
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company CONTACT: , +1-937-644-7410; or
Fallon.O', +1-312-240-2884, both for The Scotts Miracle-Gro
Company, or Consumer Inquiries Only, http://www.grogood.com/, or
+1-866-4663-GRO Web Site: http://www.scotts.com/
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