Garden ‘O Feedin

Garden ‘O Feedin was the Star Thrower of the Month for July 2008.  We briefly mentioned this community garden and provided a link to the website.  However, there is so much more to this little garden.

The fact is this community garden started several years ago and has grown to providing thousands of pounds of fresh produce at no charge to families in need throughout the year.  There are master gardeners who teach volunteers how to care for this garden.  They also teach families who want to learn how to grow their own garden.

The personal side is a quaint garden that sits at the back corner of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship property in Garden City.  From a distance it looks like a garden but does not tell the whole story.  The front of the garden invites and welcomes a person to come and into an accepting and comforting arbor.  At the arbor a friendly face greets you with a smile, hello, flowers, fruit and just picked garden veggies.  Tables and chairs say visit and share, if you would like.  Upon looking around the garden many volunteers are pulling weeds, watering crop, creating new rows and planting seed for future harvest.  Busy worker bees, all laughing, chatting, and enjoying the work they are doing.  Once entered into the garden the reality of how vast this small garden is, is mind boggling.  This is no little backyard garden.  This garden is huge!  There are rows of carrots, beans, eggplant, onions, collard greens, cabbage, broccoli, strawberries, raspberries, and jalapeno’s just to name a few.  Oh, and did I mention herbs? 

People came empty handed and left with an abundance of food and smiles.  There was enough for everyone who came.

Is there more, a bigger piece to this provision?  Maybe you have a place to play in the garden.  Maybe you can contribute through volunteering your time, donating money or other needed items, or you could be a resource.  To find out more about the garden and the part you might be able to play please come to the open house Saturday, August 10, 2008, 10:00am – 12:30pm.

For more information on the garden visit Garden ‘O Feedin