Community Garden on Campus

For the past three years Community Presbyterian Church has helped HOME residents plant a Community Garden on the HOME Campus. It's always a very fun time for the moms and kids to get their hands dirty and work to provide another source of food for their families. On March 20, with the help of volunteers from Comm Pres, the residents planted tomatoes, carrots, peppers, turnip greens, watermelon, pumpkin and many other yummy vegetables.

Community Gardens are popping up everywhere and HOME is happy to be able to provide this food alternative to our residents on campus. There are many benefits to having a community garden. According to the American Community Gardening Association benefits include:

• Improves the quality of life for people in the garden
• Provides a catalyst for neighborhood and community development
• Stimulates Social Interaction
• Encourages Self-Reliance
• Beautifies Neighborhoods
• Produces Nutritious Food
• Reduces Family Food Budgets
• Conserves Resources
• Creates opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education
• Reduces Crime
• Preserves Green Space
• Creates income opportunities and economic development
• Reduces city heat from streets and parking lots
• Provides opportunities for intergenerational and cross-cultural connections

To conclude the fun day lunch was provided in crockpots (for each resident to keep!) and the youth group from Peace United Methodist had game time with the kids while the moms took time to visit and relax! Sphere: Related Content