One Vegetable, One Community

Getting started

One Vegetable One Community (OVOC) is a program aimed at uniting communities by encouraging gardeners to plant, grow, cook and/or share a single vegetable. The goal is to see the vegetable of the year growing in:

• Home gardens
• Community and school gardens 
• Containers on front porches or balconies
• In front of businesses
• A faith-based organization
• Government buildings and grounds.

OVOC starts a conversation in the community about food, nutrition and how a community can support healthier choices.

Vegetables of the year

Beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, corn, cucumbers, green beans, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, onion, peas, peppers, spinach, squash, swiss chard, tomato

Community partners

• Statewide Health Improvement Partnerships (SHIP)

• Master Gardeners

• Local Chamber of Commerce

• Local city government

• Schools

• Community gardens