Volunteers Wanted!
The St. Thomas Community Garden &growing food to fight hunger where we live.
The first Millennium Development Goal set forth by the United Nations in 2000 was to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger wherever they occur.
In May 2007, a group of parishioners at the Episcopal Church of St. Thomas the Apostle looked at the vacant lot next to their church and wondered how they could put it to better use. They wondered if they could do something for the community in which they lived. Over the course of many months they worked to turn the vacant lot next to their church into a community garden aimed at providing fresh, nutritious food to local food pantries.
They now have two large plots dedicated to growing food for North Dallas Shared Ministries and the Resource Center of Dallas. Gardeners in 16 private plots are growing food for themselves with a promise to donate 10 percent of their personal crops to the food pantries too.
The first crop was planted in the spring of 2008 and over the course of the summer they have harvested over 2000 lbs of fresh greens and vegetables for the food pantries. One hundred sweet potato plants have already been planted for fall and more fall crops will be planted soon.
Community gardening not only provides fresh food to the community but it also: 1)brings people together, 2)improves community interactions, 3)reduces crime and 4)beautifies the landscape. Its also a lot of work! We need volunteer groups to donate an occasional Saturday morning to help weed and work the garden. Its a very rewarding experience and a great way to donate your time to benefit the community in which we live.
For more information visit: http://www.thedoubter.org/garden.html.
If you are interested in participating, please call or email:
Vicki Williams 972-788-9490 vicki.williams06@tx.rr.com
THIS IS NOT A SCHOOL SPONSORED ORGANIZATION