Gardeners Needed at the Rock River Valley Pantry Vegetable Garden! (please call or email first)
- Tues & Fri mornings are watering days and always need help cleaning area
We are entering our 13th year at the pantry garden. In 2012 a few Master Gardeners had an idea and created the 3000 plus square foot garden to serve the pantry clients. It is a demonstration garden so folks can see how things grow; a teaching garden where folks can learn how to grow their own veggies; and, of course, a giving garden as all produce is shared with clients.
The garden is organic. We catch rainwater from the roof to use, have big compost bins for discarded produce donated by supermarkets, use no pesticides, include milkweed plants for Monarchs and colorful zinnias for all of us!
Please consider helping out and, in turn, we love to share our gardening experience with others. The clients visit the five day a week pantry from 1-4 so those are the hours we work. The garden is watered Tuesday and Friday mornings.
Can you spare a few hours each month to help us out? Nothing is more satisfying than to send visitors off with a bag full of fresh vegetables. Please contact Barbara Flores, Master Gardener, garden coordinator, at bafheartland@gmail.com or 815-289-8602 or contact Jim McFarlane, RRVP Volunteer Coordinator at Jim.McFarlane@RRVP.org or 815-965-2466.
