On January 20th, the Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens (MAFPG) announced plans for the creation of Forward Garden, its newest 12-acre garden plot, located at the Pope Farm Homestead on Old Sauk Road. Forward Garden joins the existing network of nine gardens organized by or affiliated with the Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens.

With a mission of helping neighbors in need by providing local food pantries with first-choice, fresh, nutritious vegetables, this new site expands the impact of the organization in the Madison area and its surrounding communities. “We are looking forward to our first year of growing vegetables at Forward Garden and growing not only food for those in need but also growing with our community,” remarked Tom Parslow, MAFPG President. “This new location will allow the organization to increase the amount of fresh vegetables reaching the emergency food system in Dane County.”