WASHINGTON–PAHO/WHO Federal Credit Union and The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation teamed up to plant fruit trees to help launch the largest food forest in the District of Columbia.
PAHO/WHO FCU employees and volunteers joined with the DC Department of Parks and Recreation, the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation and Forested to plant more than 60 edible trees, shrubs and vines at Lederer Youth Gardens, which will serve the community for generations.
“Our mission has always been to help members of the global health community live better, healthier financial lives,” said CEO Miguel Boluda, Jr. “This was an incredible opportunity for our employees, family members and members of our board of directors and supervisory committee to take the mission one step further and help provide community access to sustainable healthy food options.”
The $320-million PAHO/WHO FCU has more than 8,200 members.
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (ftpf.org) plants and helps others plant billions of fruit trees across the world. Major accomplishments include planting, on average, more than 60 orchards and distributing tens of thousands of fruit trees to communities around the world every year, along with training and education.
Forested (forested.us) helps support, educate and create forest garden ecosystems to sustainably supply a large portion of all food and forest products people need and use for healthy living. Its primary focus is on the eastern United States where the Forested research garden is located.