Maxwell House Drops Of Good

With more than 43 million Americans living below the poverty line, community houses have increasingly become the heart and soul of neighborhoods. In order to ignite hope and optimism in struggling communities, Maxwell House, in partnership with Rebuilding Together, put a spotlight on these community houses through “Drops of Good: The Maxwell House Community Project.”

With support from friends of RTMD in voting and spreading the word, Rebuilding Together Metro Denver and The GrowHaus were awarded $50,000 from Maxwell House for renovations to this amazing community center! The GrowHaus is committed to providing healthy, affordable food for the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood and the surrounding community, and raising awareness about issues of food justice and sustainability.

Over 150 volunteers made major renovations to the GrowHaus on August 29-31. Weatherproofing renovations resulted in a sturdier and more energy-efficient office, classroom, and marketplace. The GrowHaus will expand the marketplace even further, creating a fully functioning local market for the neighborhood.  The GrowHaus now has a healthy and environmentally sustainable solution to food production for the neighborhood and community. Crops grown in the NGS (New Grow System) use only 10% of the water of crops grown in traditional soil. Now that their HydroFarm is up and running, the GrowHaus will have the largest lettuce producing NGS in the country. And the reorganized Growasis will allow the GrowHaus to expand their crops and offer more educational opportunities.

On Monday August 29th Rebuilding Together supporter Wheel of Fortune was on site with their Wheelmobile! On Wednesday August 31st the $50,000 grant sponsor Maxwell House had their Drops of Good Coffee House on site.  Also Bronco’s legend Mark Schlereth worked side by side with volunteers.

To see photos from the project click here