A Good Food Garden™ Crops Up In Winston-Salem

Online, May 22, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Teich Garden Systems LLC announced the completion of a new Good Food Garden™ at the International Corps Boys & Girls Club in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The garden was sponsored by Scripps Networks Interactive and its Food Network together with Time Warner Cable. The garden provides a platform to give kids hands-on learning about where food comes from and to improve their nutritional knowledge. The Winston-Salem garden is the 37th Good Food Garden built by Teich Garden Systems around the country and the third in North Carolina.

Employees of Scripps Networks and members of the Boys & Girls Club planted tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, pole beans and corn.

"The Winston-Salem demographic region ranked first in the nation last year for most families with children being food insecure," said Dianne Blackwood, area vice president of operations, Time Warner Cable Greensboro. "One of the most important things we can do to help overcome childhood hunger is educate families about healthy eating and provide access to nutritious foods."

Mark Teich, founder of TGS, noted, "Through this Good Food Garden, Scripps Networks Interactive, their charitable partner, Share Our Strength, and Time Warner Cable are making an investment in the long-term health of this community. We are thrilled to continue to be a part of this nationwide initiative. Enabling children to participate in this type of garden program can lead to them sampling foods they might not otherwise try and broaden their tastes which can change their eating habits for the rest of their lives."

About Scripps Networks Interactive

Scripps Networks Interactive is a leading developer of high-profile, lifestyle-oriented content for many media platforms including television, digital, mobile and publishing. The company's media portfolio includes popular lifestyle brands HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and country music network Great American Country (GAC). Good Food Gardens is a trademark of Scripps Networks Interactive.

About Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable Inc. is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States, connecting more than 15 million customers to entertainment, information and each other.

About Share Our Strength®

Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit, is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting children with the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active lives. Through its No Kid Hungry Campaign™-a national effort to end childhood hunger in America by 2015-Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in effective federal nutrition programs, invests in community organizations fighting hunger, teaches families how to cook healthy meals on a budget, and builds public-private partnerships to end hunger, both nationally and at the state level. Working closely with the culinary industry and relying on the strength of its volunteers, Share Our Strength hosts innovative culinary fundraising events and develops pioneering cause marketing campaigns that support No Kid Hungry.

About the Boys & Girls Clubs of Winston-Salem

The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs have offered a positive place for kids in Winston-Salem since 1938. The Clubs provide quality after-school and summer programming designed to enable all young people, especially those most in need, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. The Area Command currently operates Clubs at two sites: The Ken Carlson Boys & Girls Club and the International Boys and Girls Club.

Company Contact Information
Teich Garden Systems
Jared T. Finkelstein