Anderson Park Friends

2026 Food Pantry Garden - Join Us!

It's the growing season and we need your volunteer time and/or financial support. You 2025 financial supported the 2,700 pounds of fresh produce.

The APF garden supports 2 food pantries in Oregon (primary) and the Badger Prairie Needs Network [antry in Verona WI.

🌱🌟 Join Us at the Anderson Farm Center Food Pantry Garden! 🌟🌱

💚 How You Can Help:

Volunteer: Join us for a fun, rewarding morning of gardening.
Donate: Funds support seeds, vegetable seedlings, tools, organic fertilizer, and cover crops (soil improvement). Make a donation from our donation page (Click here.) to support the food pantry garden.

Labor is 100% volunteer. Your time is needed for 1-2 volunteer shifts on Tuesday mornings (8:30 -10:30 a.m. You’ll benefit by helping feed children, seniors, and those in need. Fresh produce is always in short supply at the pantries. Group opportunities available.

✨ Why Volunteer?

Small Time, Big Impact: Just 1-2 shifts on Tuesday mornings (8:30 - 10:30 a.m.) make a huge difference. Other days and times of the week are available.
Community Impact: Your efforts help ensure everyone has access to healthy food.

Business, Church, and Nonprofit Opportunities to Fight Hunger: APF will work with businesses, churches, and/or nonprofits to organize a work event on your schedule. Our common event schedule is based on Tuesday mornings (8:30 -10:30 a.m. Volunteers typically plant seeds, weed and water the vegetables, as well as harvest the crop.

Together, we can grow hope and nourish our community. Let's make 2026 our best year yet!

Call Barb Hill, 608-835-9090 for more info and to volunteer.

APF partners with the Oregon Area Food Pantry, Oregon School District, and Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens to plan and operate the garden.

Upcoming...

Below are work/educational/recreational events scheduled for the second quarter of 2026.

Event	Date	Time	Location/Notes
Food Pantry Garden Event	June 23, 2026	8:30 to 10:30 a.m.	Garden maintenance and harvest tasks.
Food Pantry Garden Event	June 30, 2026	8:30 to 10:30 a.m.	Garden maintenance and harvest tasks.
Food Pantry Garden Event	July 7, 2026	8:30 to 10:30 a.m.	Garden maintenance and harvest tasks.
Forest/Prairie Event	July 12, 2026	8:00 to 10:30 a.m.	Forest restoration & maintenance. Maintain native gardens. Remove invasive plants.
Food Pantry Garden Event	July 14, 2026	8:30 to 10:30 a.m.	Garden maintenance and harvest tasks.

Additional Events

General Workdays: 2^nd Saturday of each month, 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (914 Union Road, Oregon, WI 53575, some locations may be different)
Food Pantry Workdays (Seasonal-April through November): Each Tuesday,, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., (805 Union Road, Oregon, WI 53575)
Forest, Prairie, Ames Bluebird Trail, Native Gardens Teams: Ad hoc schedule, (Seasonal-April through November), Each Monday, starting May 19th, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Anderson Park Friends is a 501 (C) (3) organization recognized by both the US Internal Revenue Service and is tax-exempt under WI state statutes. We are recognized as one of the most dynamic conversation and agricultural organizations in southern Dane County. The development of the park has a Master Plan. Click here to read the Master Plan.

For more information:

Roe Parker, President
1560 Partridge Hill Drive
Oregon, WI 53575
608-835-3580
[email protected]