DailyHerald.com > Lifestyle > Giving Garden Copyright 2009 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/lifestyle/ en-us Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:01:21 CST Summer finishes with harvests aplenty for Giving Garden http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=323062&src=972 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=323062&src=972 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:01:21 CDT Say what you will about this summer's unpredictable weather, but this much food pantry coordinators know: Conditions were ripe for harvesting fresh produce. Palatine man takes backyard gardening to a new level http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=320649&src=972 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=320649&src=972 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:03:44 CDT Tom Anderson of Palatine has taken backyard gardening to a whole new level. With his nearly 300 feet of land filled with vegetable plots and fruit trees, the term, gentleman farmer comes to mind. Community gardners team up to tend Giving Garden http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=316380&src=972 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=316380&src=972 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:03:41 CDT The Community Garden in Itasca goes back more than 40 years, but an initiative this summer has given it new life: members started a Giving Garden, with some of its harvest to be donated to the Itasca Food Pantry. Toiling in the garden for body and soul http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=313032&src=972 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=313032&src=972 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:01:32 CDT Steve Wilcox of Roselle serves in a variety of ministries at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, but only one provides food for the body and soul: the church's Giving Garden. Growing trend allows clients to make own choices at food pantries http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=309743&src=972 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=309743&src=972 Sat, 1 Aug 2009 00:00:51 CDT A trend seems to be growing among area food pantries. From Naperville to Palatine, agencies have moved toward more of a "client choice" system, as opposed to the pre-bagged method of distributing food. Geneva Farmers market signs on as Giving Gardens drop-off site http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=306960&src=972 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=306960&src=972 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:36 CDT A little over three years ago, a group of residents formed the Geneva Green Market, with the intention of promoting locally grown food, touting its nutritional value and environmental benefits. Area Cub Scouts plant garden to feed hungry http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=303155&src=972 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=303155&src=972 Fri, 3 Jul 2009 23:59:56 CDT Cub Scouts promise to help other people at all times, and that's just what a pack from Gilberts is doing by joining the Daily Herald's Giving Garden campaign. Giving Garden more important than ever http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=301616&src=972 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=301616&src=972 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:00:33 CDT Area food pantries have seen numbers of visits soar during the recent economic downturn - some by as much as 80 percent - leaving administrators scrambling to add distribution days and volunteers.