Nearly 15 lbs. of produce was donated to the Hardwick Area Food Pantry on July 3 by Greensboro Community Garden volunteers.
GREENSBORO – Greensboro’s Community Garden, with just seven raised beds and three in-ground beds, has already produced enough for multiple donations to the Hardwick Area Food Pantry (HAFP). Last Saturday alone, 30 pounds of fresh, organic produce was delivered to the food pantry. The donated harvest included lettuce, kale, snap peas, beans, beets, swiss chard, cucumbers, zucchini and a variety of herbs.
The community garden is a volunteer-led effort to grow fresh produce in and for the community, bringing people together to work in harmony with the land. Sponsored by the Greensboro Association, the majority of the harvest is donated to support food security efforts in our local communities.
This spring, volunteer gardeners, led by Pastor Ed Sunday-Winters, built two new raised beds at the Laurendon Apartments in Greensboro, enabling residents to grow their own produce.
Scarlett Harple, enjoys hammering flowers to make a muslin print at the Greensboro Community Garden activity table on July 3.
Garden volunteers participated in the Greensboro Bend celebration picnic, Saturday, Aug. 3. Fresh vegetables with homemade ranch dip were offered to residents and a childrens’ activity creating flower prints was offered.
During August, fresh produce from the garden will be available free at Smith’s Grocery, in Greensboro Bend, thanks to the generosity of owners Jen and Landon Thompson.
John Tuthill, chairman of the HAFP Board, recently expressed his gratitude to the volunteers. “Thank you for the fresh produce the community garden is providing to the pantry. Produce is greatly appreciated by the participants and your efforts help ensure we have a good variety,” he said.
Liz Steel and Beth Meachem, Greensboro Community Garden volunteers, share vegetables and dip at the Greensboro Bend celebration picnic, July 3.
On Wednesday, Aug. 14, Reed Holden from the HAFP and Hayley Williams from the Center for an Agricultural Economy will join volunteers from the garden at the Greensboro Farmers Market to share information about the challenges of food security in our local communities and ways that community gardens can provide support. Contact Liz Steel at [email protected] to participate in community garden activities.
