Growing Community: A Visit to Mineral Springs Community Garden 🌱

Last week we had the pleasure of visiting Mineral Springs Community Garden and spending time with garden manager Barbara Moton.

Expanding the space

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Since our last visit, Barbara has expanded her use of the garden — adding more planters and prepping and tilling land that recently produced a harvest of cantaloupes, okra, corn, peppers, and peas.

Resourcefulness in action

Barbara makes use of every resource she has at her disposal. She’s repurposed old grocery-style freezers as raised beds and has been experimenting with a range of growing practices, including:

• Hügelkultur

• Keyhole gardening

• Teepee trellising

New additions

Barbara has also added a chicken coop to the garden, with the eggs provided to local families. Alongside these new projects, she continues to grow a variety of peppers, herbs, eggplant, tomatoes, fruit trees, flowers.

Feeding the community

The food produced at the garden goes directly to the Mineral Springs Improvement Council’s Pantry, which provides food to upwards of 450 families.

We’re grateful for Barbara’s dedication and hope to continue partnerships like this one, carrying forward the momentum of such impactful programming.