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.

On Saturday, December 3^rd, blustery cold winds greeted us for a harvest with temps in the 40’s !!!   Bill, Sarah, and Nathan headed up the harvest of 58 lbs. packed in 22 bags for Vicki to deliver to Metrocrest Services.  Harvest helpers were Vicki, Janice, Lisa, Misty, DiAnn and Laura. Harvest was made up of many beautiful greens, broccoli, Swiss chard, peppers, cabbages, turnips, fennel, carrots, lettuce, eggplant, and several varieties of kale.  Thanks to those gardeners who harvested early and filled the shed and cooler on Friday.  

It’s hard to believe that there are only two more weeks of Saturday harvests. We have open slots for Dec. 10th or Dec. 17^th, so sign up if you need more hours.

Martha and Laura gave a garden tour to Councilman Adam Poulter and his wife, Colleen, who braved the cold weather. Adam enjoyed picking a couple of carrots and they ate them as soon as they washed them! 

The Giving Garden of Carrollton is back at NFM!  We had a fun time wrapping gifts at NFM yesterday (12/03/2022) and earned some donations from thankful shoppers!  We need a lot of work done on our fence and we are self-supporting so any and all donations are greatly appreciated! We are a non-profit community garden and have donated over 14 tons of fresh organic produce to local food pantries since 2010. We will be back today, 12/4, from 12:00 – 5:00pm so come by and see us! Here are a few pics from last year and yesterday.  We will also be there on Sat. 12/10 12:00 – 5:00pm and Friday 12/16 from 5:00 – 8:00pm.

Interested in learning how to garden organically and grow your own veggies?

How about helping and supporting your community by donating fresh produce to a local food pantry?

And what if, in the process of doing these things, you also get to meet some nice people and make new friends?

We currently have several plots that will be available for adoption effective January 2022!

E-mail us at join@givinggardenofcarrollton.org

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Donations To Date (Nov 22, 2023)

Since our first harvest in 2010 we have donated 35,579.5 lbs (over 17 tons) of fresh organic vegetables!

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.)

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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!

Thanks to Strong’s Nursery and Westlake Ace Hardware for their much appreciated seed donations which will be shared with all Carrollton community gardens.

Next Tuesday evening (Aug 13 at 7pm), tune in to watch our own Terri Barrett, talk about The Giving Garden! For those who do not know this, Terri has given several presentations to other groups regarding Community Gardens and has been a member of our board from the garden’s planning stage which began in 2009.

When: Tuesday, August 13th at 7pm

What: The United Methodist Church webcast “LeaderComm” will provide informational updates, best practices, and stimulating interactive Q&A.

Who: Terri Barrett from Aldersgate will be a featured guest in the Best Practice Spotlight to talk about The Giving Garden.

How: To join, use https://zoom.us/j/348627758 or dial in using +1 720 707 2699 using the following Meeting ID: 348 627 758 https://zoom.us/j/348627758