St. Helena's temporarily loans land so nonprofit can grow food for a local pantry.
Excerpt from Patch.com, Oct. 30, 2010
By Jessica Tobacman
"A cool, blustery wind spreads the fresh smell of plants and rustles the large compost pile in the center of the garden. The mound of compost is a jumble of upended yellow and orange flowers, green stems and brown leaves. Mesh wiring surrounds the 5,000-square-foot garden. In addition to a scarecrow that protectively stood watch during the growing season, the door through the mesh has a latch to prevent deer from entering and consuming the garden's contents. The dirt awaits the turning of the seasons for planting next year.
Even though the growing season has ended, garden beds of varying heights still contain green leaves sprouting from the ground. Squashed grape tomatoes and split green peppers are scattered underfoot. These are all remnants of the nearly 2,000 pounds of vegetables picked during the past several months and donated to the People's Resource Center, a Wheaton-based food pantry." (read more)
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