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OLI Newsletter
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...
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...
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...
Volume I Issue I
Read OLI's first newsletter of the year!
Gold star Painting
The DuPage County Art League helped gold stars on garden beds dedicated to Gold Star families in DuPage county.
Great Recipe for Roasted Broccoli
Watch this easy recipe to make delicious roasted broccoli!
OLI Receives Check From Home Depot
OLI Gardens President, Fred Greenwood receives a $500.00 check from Home Depot’s Store Manager, Chris Oleksyn.
Downtown Aurora Building Gets Growing Addition to its Rooftop
Read the article about OLI's donation from the Aurora Beacon News.
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.
Food Insecurity For Minorities
the BLM movement has revived much-needed conversations about the inequalities and injustices people of color face today.
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.
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.
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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