Who is GardenShare? A mostly volunteer driven organization, so we thought we'd take some space in this blog from time to time to highlight some of the great volunteers who make our work possible. If you'd like to volunteer, please visit www.gardenshare.org or get in touch with us!
Here's our first volunteer profile!
Name: Anneke J. Larrance
Town of residence: Canton
Role at GardenShare :
Board member and co-chair of Outreach
and Education Committee
How long? Began on the O&E committee in March,
2011. I became a board member in
January, 2014
Why I do what I do: I believe everyone should have enough to eat.
Role outside of
GardenShare: Chair of the Methodist
church Trustees, Board member of Grasse River Heritage, Outreach Committee member at Grasse River
Heritage, Master Gardener Volunteer, Mother, Grandmother, wife, Book Group
Member, etc.
Hobbies: gardening
Most recent
accomplishment: Organizing the
planning and planting of two new perennial beds at Cornell Cooperative Extension.
What has changed the
most in your time at GardenShare? We’ve
sharpened our focus and energies to engage ourselves in the fight against
hunger.
What has stayed the
same? The comradery and feeling that
we’re all in this together.
Last read? The Underground Girls of Kabul
If you were a
superhero, what would your power be?
I’d be able to heal.
What one word would
you use to describe yourself? organized
Something about you
that few people know: I have three
water gardens
What are you most
proud of? Organizing the first CROP
Walk in Canton
What would I find in
your refrigerator right now? Watermelon,
fresh green onions from my garden, cantaloupe, fresh eggs from my chickens,
homemade dill pickles, a half-empty bottle of Pinot Grigio, assorted sodas and
condiments.
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