Friend, Can You Spare a Tomato

There was a bountiful harvest on Monday. The gardeners picked yellow and scalloped squash, bell peppers, jalepenos and okra.

Laurel, Lexie and Lenna watched a squash bug lay eggs on a leaf. They promptly destroyed eggs and bug!

Deer grazing was noted on tomato plants. Their tell-tale hoof prints were also seen. The three sisters are growing nicely.

After working in the gardens, the young gardeners went on a field trip to the Salvation Army Food Bank. We brought canned goods and fresh produce from the garden. The Food Pantry services 8-10 families every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during their open hours. Families can only use the pantry every 60 days so that means this pantry is providing food for some 200-240 families in the area.
input by Chris Veach and Gretchen Lathrop