One Vegetable, One Community

The One Vegetable One Community (OVOC) Program was created in 2011 to build community around educating, growing, and eating a featured vegetable each year. Selections are voted on during an annual fall Harvest Dinner..

Each spring, OVOC and Duluth Farm-to-School collaborate to create and distribute a Vegetable-of-the-Year lesson to all 2nd Grade students across Duluth Public Schools that aligns with their ‘Parts of a Plant’ learning standard. Students will learn about the diversity of shapes and colors of vegetables, about their excellent nutritional value (along with an opportunity for a taste test!), and will gain important hands-on experience planting seeds. 

Another boon of the OVOC program is the distribution of free seeds to the community. You can find the Duluth Community Garden Program tabling at the Duluth Farmers Market in early spring, giving away free seeds and expert gardening advice. While they last, these seeds will also be available in our four Little Free Seed Libraries across the city. 

OVOC was made possible in 2023-24 by funding from the Lloyd K Johnson Foundation, and the Tracy Family Foundation in 2025. If you’d like to donate to DCGP, please click on this link https://www.duluthcommunitygarden.org/support/donate.

Contact: Haley Diem Mikkelsen, Duluth Community Garden Program Board Co-Chair haley@duluthcommunitygarden.org