The Christian Community Service Center Garden is in full bloom — with rows of plants pushing toward the sunlight, destined to become fresh produce at the faith-based nonprofit’s two Houston food pantries.
Fresh bell peppers and fresh eggplants grown at the Christian Community Service Center community garden, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Houston.
“As long as they come in, we’re able to help those in need,” she said. “They can come as often as they need.” Blackwell-Eagleson proposed building raised beds on a portion of the church’s parking lot that was not in use.The first harvest was in 2001 — and 1,520 pounds of produce distributed. By 2010, the garden at Central Presbyterian was producing 3,200 pounds of fresh fruits, herbs and vegetables.
To date, the CCSC Garden has contributed more than 101,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables to the food pantries.“Maintaining a garden is hard,” she said. Another challenge was keeping the operation going during COVID. Volunteers separated into teams to safely keep the garden running throughout the pandemic.
Margaret Weddle, also a garden lead, signed up with the garden in 2017. She had volunteered previously at CCSC. Weddle recalls her first day in the greenspace, when Smith handed her a packet of carrot seeds to sow. At first, she worried about making a mistake. “We are either getting a crop out, filling the beds, trimming tomato vines, putting tomatoes in cages — different things in different seasons,” Smith said. “There aren’t many days when you show up, and there’s nothing to do.”
There are now 26 beds, filled with vegetables, herbs and fruits, as well as the orchard and two rows of grape vines.
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