Vine Grove resident Shannon Rickey says seeing rates of food insecurity across the community increase, along with a desire to see more community connection, prompted her to create the Vine Grove Roots Initiative, with an initial goal of creating a community garden.
“What it kind of developed into was not just a space for a community garden, but also for a place for us to come together, educate each other, learn from each other, converse with each other, get back to being a community again, knowing your neighbors, and also doing something good for our community,” Rickey says.
Rickey says the plan is to create the community garden at Scheible Park, then form a 501(c)3 organization to maintain the initiative well into the future.
“I just am hoping that we can keep the momentum going,” Rickey says. “This is not just a hobby garden project that we’re gonna do this summer. This is something that, the vision is something that is self-sustaining.”
Rickey is inviting community members interested in helping move the initiative forward to attend the organizing committee meeting to be held at Vine Grove City Hall Monday at 7 p.m. following the city council meeting.
“We need everybody at the table, so come meet with us and share your voice, your experience, your background,” Rickey says. “We have a wealth of knowledge in this community, and that’s what I’m hoping to draw to the meeting on Monday.”
Visit the Vine Grove Roots Initiative Facebook page for more information.
