The Giving Garden of Carrollton

Did you know a percentage of every purchase you make at Kroger can benefit the Giving Garden? Yes, nothing out of pocket to you. And it doesn’t affect your fuel points. Just register under the Community Rewards in your Kroger account once and from then on you’ll be contributing every time you shop! What an easy way to give to the Giving Garden. It only takes a few minutes to register. Tell your friends and neighbors about this, too. Click the link below for easy-to-follow instructions.

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Saturday, March 18th we had a super turnout at The Giving Garden’s first educational event of the year. There were our garden members, Grow & Share and Harvest gardeners and some church members.

Our speaker, Erin Hoffer, from the city of Plano, did a great job presenting the material and sharing her real-life experience to make topics easy to understand. Thank you to board members Terri Barrett, who reserved the room for us and assisted Erin, and Bill Rich, who brought the refreshments. And all the great folks at AUMC who support the garden and our efforts.

If you are interested, check out other informational videos on the Live Green in Plano channel at https://www.gotostage.com/…/0f827b9cbc714e758a0de79a4ff….

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As of December 31, 2022 the Giving Garden has surpassed 15 TONS of organic produce donations since it was built in 2010!!!!! We donate to Metrocrest Services, Aldersgate Food Share, and Christian Community Action.

The Lewisville ISD East Zone held its third annual Big Event yesterday and the Giving Garden was fortunate to have 22 Hebron students and their sponsor join us in a wonderful work day in the garden. We had a mountain of mulch to move and with the help of these strong students and a great group of gardeners the task was accomplished by mid-day. The mission of the Big Event reads:  “Through service-oriented activities, The Big Event promotes campus and community unity as students come together for one day to express their gratitude for the support from the surrounding community.”

As of July 2nd, The Giving Garden, Carrollton’s first community garden, has already donated 1,000 lbs. of fresh organic produce to people in need in 2016! In fact, our donations this year are almost twice what they were in previous years at this time! The Giving Garden donates its harvests to Christian Community Action and to AUMC’s Food Share programs so that all of our neighbors may enjoy nutritious meals. Sure, it’s hot outside but gardeners and volunteers are making a difference in people’s lives!

As we celebrate this weekend we are grateful for all those currently serving, those that have served as well as those that have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom!

A little bunny has been munching his way through the garden over the last few weeks.  This morning several gardeners, affectionately known as the “Bunny Wranglers,” managed to corner him in the back of the garden and Laura Margadonna pinned him with a stick while Martha Grizzel picked him up to relocate him outside the fence!

Thanks to the great care of T.C. and Carolyn Rice, the berry patch is blooming beautifully.  They have pruned, watered and fertilized to keep our patch productive. We look forward to donating a bountiful supply of berries this year!

If you missed Saturday’s workday, you missed a fun time.  The garden was buzzing with activity as we had 21 students and most of the gardeners showing up to volunteer. After pulling Bermuda grass, students wheelbarrowed load after load of mulch to cover the aisles. Many gardeners were preparing their plots for planting (waiting to plant because of the impending frost!).

COME ON SPRING WE ARE READY FOR YOU!