11 Oaks

11 Oaks is a

501 (c) 3 public charity
and contributions
are tax deductible

PO Box 251
Empire, Mi USA 49630

To receive aid or partner with us on a project:
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Our Mission: To increase the food security of the world's poorest people
by empowering them to grow vegetables under extreme conditions

gravity fed drip irrigation vertical food production with recycled materials roof top urban gardening propagation and much more....

Buckets of Rain is now on FaceBook go there if you want lots more pictures

What's New!: Videos from the Guatemala City Dump have hit our website. Here's a overview of this project -and- check the TUTORIALS menu choice for new 'how to' vids posted almost daily. 11 Oaks will now be working under the name "Buckets of Rain". We will be teaching and installing extreme urban gardens (vertical and rooftop) in Guatemala City on the outskirts of one of the largest open air landfills in the western hemisphere. Our partner in this project is Safe Passage

We wanted to test these technologies under the most difficult situations we could find: unreliable water supply, polluted environment, 'winter'.... well, we got our wish!

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Roof top gardens and vertical gardening are what it's all about in the big city. Dr. Martin Price of the ECHO Global Research Farm refers to unused city rooftops, walls and fences as the 'final frontier' in helping the urban poor to grow their own.

Please visit our section on Extreme Gardening and read our blog with new pictures added daily!

Click here for the latest Glen Arbor Sun article on the name change and 11 Oaks

Video: The Kids Visit Hanley's Farm
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WHY GROW VEGETABLES? When the rains cease, or when people live deep in crowded cities, meals consist of the more store-able grains because there is not enough rainfall- or land- to grow vegetables. Balanced diets cease and people get sick... hey, imagine if you and I ate just oatmeal every day for ten months......you get the idea? Better Health...Education...Hope... we can do this!