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Downtown Aurora Building Gets Growing Addition to its Rooftop
Read the article about OLI's donation from the Aurora Beacon News.
Fred Greenwood
Aug 4, 20203 min read
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OLI Donates Raised Garden Beds to Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry
OLI was excited to donate multiple raised garden beds to the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora, Illinois.
Fred Greenwood
Jul 27, 20201 min read
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OLI Donates Raised Garden Beds to the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Rockford, IL
One of our mural painted raised garden beds was donated to the Northern Illinois Food Bank of Rockford.
Fred Greenwood
Jul 7, 20201 min read
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OLI Gives to Boone County, IL
On June 25th, 2020, OLI donated a raised bed to the Empower Boone Food Pantry in Boone County, Illinois.
Fred Greenwood
Jun 25, 20201 min read
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Helping OLI: Monika
OLI extends a big thank you to Monika from Home Depot for helping to get supplies for the raised beds for our Victory over Hunger event!
Fred Greenwood
May 12, 20201 min read
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HOME DEPOT & OLI TEAM UP
Volunteers of OLI purchase supplies for the Raised Garden Beds Art Gallery. Home Depot is a major supporter of the OLI Raised Garden Beds...
Fred Greenwood
Dec 6, 20191 min read
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HOW DID OUR GARDEN GROW?
OLI Garden Season 2 Our second year of OLI gardening included two adjoining plots at the Naperville Community Gardens. As challenging as...
Fred Greenwood
Oct 2, 20192 min read
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IN OBAMA'S NAME, GARDENERS AIM TO HELP POOR
by Marie Wilson, Daily Herald The Obama Legacy Initiative found some of its volunteers in the News on Friday, May 11th. An initiative...
Fred Greenwood
May 14, 20182 min read
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Fred Greenwood
Apr 30, 20180 min read
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NEW GARDEN IN NAPERVILLE, IL.
Sunday April 29, 2018 10:00AM. Families and friends will be breaking ground on a new Obama Legacy Garden. The All volunteer team will...
Fred Greenwood
Apr 26, 20181 min read
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LET’S MOVE AND LET’S PLANT
Detroit Grana, Cherokee Wax, Yellow Summer Gooseneck, Olympia Hybrid, Beefsteak, Black Seeded Simpson, Buttercrunch and Ferry’s Best...
Fred Greenwood
Apr 5, 20181 min read
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ONE COUNTY AT A TIME
In Douglas County, Kansas, nearly 19,000 families are at risk for hunger…hunger in this United States of America, the land of plenty! ...
Fred Greenwood
Apr 2, 20182 min read
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OLI Gardens
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Fred Greenwood
Nov 7, 20171 min read
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JO DAVIESS COUNTY IL. OLI GARDEN
Galena, ILOn 3/4 acres of rolling hills just next to a beautiful creek, surrounded by Oak, Hickory and Walnut trees, you'll find Fred and...
OLI
Nov 4, 20171 min read
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WARREN-SHARPE COMMUNITY CENTER GARDEN
Joliet, IL- The Warren-Sharpe Community Center is an amazing place located in South Joliet, Illinois. The force behind the success of the...
Fred Greenwood
Oct 31, 20171 min read
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