From Garden to Good Works !

These cabbages from the Harvest of Hope Garden are going to support local food pantries and...

...to support Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Kingsport's (IHNGK) mission; one of it's goals is to provide nutritious meals to families in crisis.

Timothy Carter (left), Director at IHNGK, receives a cabbage from Harvest of Hope volunteer gardeners:  Brooke (middle) & Leigh (right)

S.H.O.U.T. Helps Harvest of Hope Garden

A big "shout" goes out to the S.H.O.U.T. organization (Students Helping Others Understand Tomorrow) as these teens helped weed, cultivate, paint and organize the Harvest of Hope Garden this past Tuesday!  It was very inspiring to see these young leaders put their "green" and painting thumbs to work.

The SHOUT Organization at HOH Garden this past Tuesday.

Painting the HOH Sign

More Painting

Weeding

More weeding

Moving mulch...

... and spreading the mulch.

Moving recycled materials.

Organizing the tool shed

More organizing inside the shed.

Painting the handicap bed.

Painting the fence.

A job well done!!!!

Thanks again, SHOUT :)

SUCKERING TOMATOES Workshop: Sat, June 15

New Sign, New Handicap Accessible Bed, Spring Veg's.....

Here is some of what's been going on this past week(s)...

Our New Harvest of Hope (HOH) Sign :)

This wood (above) was donated; HOH recycled & used the wood to build new handicap accessible raised bed (below).

Spring Veggies Below:

Peas

Cabbage

Broccoli

Potato Plants

 Happy Gardening !

Summer Vegetable Gardening Workshop

"Baby It's Cold Outside..."

Yes, per the calendar it's officially Spring,  but if you were anywhere near the Harvest of Hope (HOH) Community Garden (or NE Tennessee) today, you may be saying

  " Baby it's cold outside! "

... but it's warm in here !

Today at the HOH Comm. Garden.

Image below shows inside the covering

At our Garden Kickoff two weeks ago, gardeners planted broccoli, cabbage, onions, etc in raised beds.  This raised bed (see above two images) has a covering and boy what a difference planting inn raised beds and having a covering makes!

Check out how much this broccoli seedling has grown in two weeks.  The left image shows it about two weeks ago, at about 3 inches high.  The right image shows seedlings now at 5+ inches.  Wow!

March 9th

Today, March 24

 What "growing on" in the coming months at the Harvest of Hope Garden:

• New community gardeners will be adopting new beds & planting.
• Master Gardeners will be available to provide seeds/seedlings & assist gardeners Mondays, Wednesday and Saturdays: mornings and/or evenings (tentative & TBD)
• Plans to conserve resources by using recycled materials to make raised beds
• Continued community involvement & donations from industry to help this non-profit endeavor.
• Possibly more classes organized by Keep Kingsport Beautiful.

 Learn more about the Benefits of Community Gardening.

Happy Gardening :)

Link to gardening article

Here is an article from USA TODAY:

Farmscape gardens grow in urban areas

http://usat.ly/15X4lWS