Boise Vineyard Highlighted on the 700 Club

A few weeks ago the 700 Club came to Boise and interviewed some of the folks at our church about our community garden, the Garden o' Feedin'. I would enbed the video, but for some reason I can’t get that part to wok.. sigh…  so you will have to follow this link to watch the clip.  Laughing

Mean while – here’s some written info on what the Garden o' Feedin' is about:

The Garden – O – Feed'in is Part of the Vineyard Boise’s benevolence ministry and is located on the north east corner of the 22 acre campus. The Garden-O-Feed'in began as the vision of Rick and Diane Roberson in 1998 with just six raised beds. Due to their hard work and the perseverance of many volunteers we are presently farming one third of an acre and this fall developed another one third acre for farming in the spring. [@more@]

The vision of the garden is to supplement, with healthy organically grown vegetables, the pantries of those in need. Two benevolent farmers markets are held each week, Wednesdays and Saturdays under the garden arbor.

In 2007 the garden produced and gave away over 20,000 lbs. of produce, feeding approximately 1281 families, representing around 4108 individuals.

Not only does the garden feed those in need, this year we've started holding classes to educate it's volunteers and the community about gardening’s value to the environment and the many different ways to enjoy meals with garden produce. Wise water usage, organic methods of soil and crop development, pest control, composting and the benefits of mulching are some of the classes planned for next season.

It took 3782 volunteer hours and 115 volunteers to make it all happen this year. But there are still plenty of opportunities available to help out and to learn and grow. For more information about the Vineyard Boise Benevolence Ministries can be found here.

Disclaimer: the above pic is not from Idaho..it's actually from Paraguay..but it seem to fit so well… Undecided