Voted Carrollton’s Most Outstanding Community Organization

The Giving Garden was honored as the City of Carrollton’s most Outstanding Community Organization in 2018!  The garden provides a sustainable gardening opportunity for the citizens of Carrollton, promoting organic food practices, conservation, philanthropy, and community development.  The organization donates half of what they grow to non-profit food pantries, so that those in need may enjoy the benefits of fresh produce.  Since inception in 2010, the garden has donated over 33,368 lbs. of produce to help our community. (For full listing of harvest donations by date click here.)

The last harvest for 2019 was Saturday, December 28. The Giving Garden of Carrollton had a very successful and productive year. Below you will see the results of the hard work of all the kind and generous Giving Garden members, along with numerous other volunteers that contributed their time and energy.

3,141 pounds!

First harvest update for 2019!

Last year we donated 2,219 pounds and since our inception in 2010 have donated a total of 15,903 pounds to CCA, AUMC Food Share and Metrocrest Services!

The Giving Garden, Carrollton’s first community garden, celebrates its 2,000 pound donation milestone for 2018!  Year to date, the garden has donated over A WHOLE TON of fresh organic produce to Christian Community Action’s (CCA) food pantry and Aldersgate United Methodist Church’s Food Share.

Food Share volunteers deliver groceries once a month to senior citizens in need who live in our community; recipients are interviewed and selected by Metrocrest Services.

Since inception, the garden has donated over 7 ½ tons of fruit, herbs, and veggies to our neighbors!

Thanks to all our members and volunteers who contribute their time and energy (not to mention money), to make this happen. Good job!

Pounds of fresh produce

The Giving Garden of Carrollton, the first community garden within Carrollton, is proud to announce that it has surpassed its 10,000 lb. milestone!

Since its inception in 2010, we have donated over FIVE TONS of organic fruit, vegetables, and herbs to Christian Community Action and AUMC Food Share so that everyone in our community may enjoy good nutrition.

A big “Thank You” to our gardeners and everyone who has helped to support the garden over the years.

A special thanks to the Aldersgate United Methodist Church and it’s members for providing the land and resources which makes the garden possible.

Donation Chart

The Giving Garden of Carrollton has donated over 2,000 pounds of fresh organic produce to Christian Community Action and the Aldersgate UMC in 2015.

We welcome you to come join in our efforts. Now interviewing applicants interested in adopting a plot for 2016. The yearly fee is $40 for a bed measuring 4′ x 20′.

Let your friends and neighbors know that plots are available for rent.

Today was Food Share for senior citizens in the community delivered by volunteers of Aldersgate United Methodist Church.  Thanks to Cindy Baxley for taking our 21 lb. harvest up to the church for distribution.

Pounds of fresh produce

The cucumbers and greens were beautiful.

And the tomatoes were abundant!

25.5 lbs

Saturday, March 28th we had a beautiful day for our end of month work day.  At one time there were 26 people working like busy bees in the garden.  We began by harvesting 25.5 lbs. of greens and cabbages for the Food Share program at Aldersgate Methodist Church. This was our first harvest of this year and you can see we had an abundance of greens  Can you imagine how thrilled those seniors were to get this organic produce?  And, some got deliveries from our smiling student volunteers.  It was a treat for all.  The student volunteers dug a lot of Bermuda and laid mulch in the aisles.

Thanks to Steve Barrett, the water was repaired and many gardeners took advantage of the beautiful day to get their beds planted for Spring.