Tower Gardening

East York Meals on Wheel’s Tower Gardening program welcomes volunteers and clients from the community to help the agency grow fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs! The tower garden uses an aeroponic system to feed the plants (No soil! No weeds!).  Aeroponics is the process of growing plants in an air or mist environment. The tower garden can grow over 150 different plants excluding root and tree varieties. We’re excited, along with the community help to grow basil, eggplants, strawberries, lettuce, and much more! The goal of the program is multi-faceted. We want to promote the therapeutic benefits of gardening to the community and seek their engagement with the program. We also wish to promote food accessibility and affordability by offering our clients healthy, fresh fruits and vegetables to take home and enjoy. The tower will be maintained by volunteers and staff, and the program will run on a continuous basis, so if you are interested in helping us feed the need, please reach out to us at admin@eastyorkmealsonwheels.org or call the office at the phone number above!