While in the kitchen at church a few Sundays ago, I found that the discussions we've been having over coffee the past few Sundays had moved past "discussions"! Jeff has already started broccoli seeds and has little plants growing! This made me smile, just knowing others are still as excited about this mission as I am! If this winter had drug out any longer, we may all have little plants growing in our houses!
These pictures were from last fall when Jim had his tractor out and got the garden all tilled.
I took some pictures of the garden before we began this year….
What a beautiful patch of earth we are blessed with!
Since the threat of frost seems to be gone, we have started putting some things in the ground. On Good Friday, we planted potatoes….a lot of potatoes! Here are a few pictures from that afternoon.
Every row is carefully plotted, measured and aligned!
What a great work crew!
A few days later, we happened by and caught Jeff squeezing in a little extra work!
Once you get started, it's hard to stay away!
I'm excited to see what this summer has in store for us. We are planning to try some new things this year and it will be fun to see what works! With the recent cuts in the federal food stamp program, the food pantry volunteers expect the requests for help to increase. They have already had record numbers of visitors since the change. The clients and volunteers are so appreciative of the produce from the garden! I hope we have a great year and I pray for God's blessings on the garden, those that give of their time to make the mission a success, and those that are in need.
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