Articles filed under Giving Garden
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Giving gardens have grown in Northwest suburbs
Sep 19, 2017 10:24 AM - Giving Gardens have taken root in the Northwest suburbs, with several church groups donating thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables to area food pantries.
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Smart Farm in Barrington proves to be a smart idea
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Community turns out to grow, harvest for Fremont Township food pantry
Sep 16, 2012 5:00 AM - They say it takes a village to raise a child. In the case of Fremont Township in Lake County, it takes a community to grow a garden. For the third year, township officials have turned nearly a half-acre behind their building into a vegetable garden for the families and individuals who visit their food pantry. -
Covenant Church members on a mission to grow crops for the hungry
Sep 2, 2012 8:45 AM - Members of the Covenant Church of Schaumburg don't mince words. The name for their garden plots says it all: They call it their One Ton Garden. That's how much weight in vegetables they aim to grow each summer and donate to the Schaumburg Township Food Pantry. -
Summer school students cultivate life lessons from gardening
Aug 19, 2012 5:00 AM - Teachers and students at London Middle School in Wheeling are tending a garden at the school as part of a project that will benefit area food pantries. -
Master Gardeners tend 4 plots to donate produce to food pantry
Aug 3, 2012 11:35 AM - DuPage County Extension Master Gardeners have taken their mission to help people "learn to grow" one step further. Beyond answering gardening questions and helping with plant problems, they are encouraging fellow gardeners to grow extra vegetables for families who use the local food pantry. -
Garden club members work to fill food pantry with produce
Jul 20, 2012 11:28 AM - An unusual garden stood out among the many stops on last month's garden walk, hosted by the Schaumburg Garden Club: a 5,000-square-foot vegetable garden, whose sole purpose is to raise fresh produce for the local food pantry. -
Fresh Giving Garden concept sprouts all over Itasca
Jul 5, 2012 1:00 AM - As many as 70 participants of a new concept in Giving Gardens are nurturing at least one plant dedicated to feeding the hungry through the Itasica Food Pantry. They have one thing in common -- colorful garden stakes proclaiming their commitment. -
Clerics of St. Viator sow a Giving Garden
Jun 27, 2012 6:37 PM - Drive back into the wooded acres that surround the Province Center for the Clerics of St. Viator, in Arlington Heights, and a garden surrounded by a white picket fence pops up. Rows and rows of vegetables are planted, including tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, zucchini, beans and asparagus, while a bed of flowers and another of herbs serve as its gateway. Planting the vegetables is a new effort this summer for the Viatorians, including lay associates, priests and brothers. -
Drop off Giving Garden donations at area food pantriesJun 20, 2012 11:08 PM - Food pantries from all over the suburbs are taking donations of fresh produce as part of the Giving Garden campaign.
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