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More Detail, More Depth Bridgit Martin d.b.a. NeoGardens has found a partial solution to the global epidemic of food insecurity. Bridgit, a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico and a current trainee of the Albuquerque Area Extension Master Gardener Program, learned of the Abundant Garden (with Cellugro technology) while reading her local Albuquerque Journal. She read about Hank Bruce and his wife Tomi Jill Folk and their use of the Gardens for horticultural therapy. Bruce and Folk were busy placing these gardens in assisted living sites and nursing facilities to enhance the quality of life for the residents who had lost their ability to work with a garden. Their efforts were incorporated with their work on Hunger Grow Away, a not-for-profit food security organization that is placing Gardens in villages and pueblos throughout the world, in support of families in need. Bridgit shares their belief that it is better to empower families with food security by growing native and indigenous herbs and vegetables than to rely on food donations from unreliable sources. The NeoGardens system is so efficient and productive it can harvest enough produce to feed a family of four through the growing season. The water usage is 20% that of conventional in-ground systems. The system allows for the capture of any runoff for recycling. This is key for areas in severe drought and where water supplies are minimal. The Cellugro technology makes planting and transplanting easy and efficient—less labor and 30% higher yields. The cell structure of the unit allows for a mixed soil environment with no concern of cross over. Pests and weeds are kept at bay in this micro-ecosystem. So successful are the gardens that they have been placed in Haiti, Kenya, and pueblos of the southwest for wide populace support. They are being included in homes being built by the Habitat for Humanity for individual family benefits. With a 30-year life span these gardens are truly life giving.
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