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schebrolu
Dec 21, 20235 min read
Transforming Food Deserts: Youth-Led Initiatives Shaping a Healthier Future
By: Ramitha Viswasekar 10/21/23 Located in Naperville, IL, this OLI Garden produces fresh and healthy food which is donated to the...
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Anitej Siluveru
Jul 20, 20212 min read
The OLI Garden Beds
One of the best ways for people in food deserts* to access healthy food is through producing their own, but one of the first issues that...
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Anitej Siluveru
Jul 20, 20211 min read
Thank You Home Depot!
Here at the OLI Gardens we strive to create positive change by working to eradicate food insecurity, a mission which cannot be...
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Anitej Siluveru
Jul 17, 20211 min read
Volume I Issue I
Read OLI's first newsletter of the year!
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kmoorthy8
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Gold star Painting
The DuPage County Art League helped gold stars on garden beds dedicated to Gold Star families in DuPage county.
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kmoorthy8
Jan 3, 20210 min read
Great Recipe for Roasted Broccoli
Watch this easy recipe to make delicious roasted broccoli!
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kmoorthy8
Jan 3, 20211 min read
OLI Receives Check From Home Depot
OLI Gardens President, Fred Greenwood receives a $500.00 check from Home Depot’s Store Manager, Chris Oleksyn.
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kmoorthy8
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Downtown Aurora Building Gets Growing Addition to its Rooftop
Read the article about OLI's donation from the Aurora Beacon News.
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kmoorthy8
Jul 27, 20201 min read
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.
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kmoorthy8
Jul 19, 20203 min read
Food Insecurity For Minorities
the BLM movement has revived much-needed conversations about the inequalities and injustices people of color face today.
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kmoorthy8
Jul 7, 20201 min read
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.
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kmoorthy8
Jun 25, 20201 min read
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.
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kmoorthy8
Jun 2, 20201 min read
OLI In The Community
Parama Ghatak, Ashrita Gottumukala, and Zack Cisco (not pictured) donated 10 pounds of food to the Warren Sharpe Community Center.
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