During Walk the Walk Week 2026, the Notre Dame community will have the opportunity to help Unity Gardens create inviting community garden spaces by sorting bottle caps. The sorted caps will be used to create picnic benches (pictured, right) in their satellite gardens. This volunteer event is high impact with low physical intensity, intended for any students, faculty, and staff to participate in. This is a high need for the garden staff, so that they may dedicate more of their time this winter to preparing for the 2026 growing season!
The Unity Gardens across Michiana are vital to supporting food security in local neighborhoods and cultivating community belonging. During the event, volunteers will hear from garden staff member, Randy Miller, to learn about the mission of Unity and their services, such as the Sprouts after-school children's program and their partnership with the South Bend re-entry program to hire formerly incarcerated individuals as interns for the garden programs.
Originally published at green.nd.edu.