First Garden at FUMC Asheboro

09/22/2024

So happy to share our 2024 church garden totals!!! Our 9th year was once again amazing!!!
11,321 okra pods
523 peppers
2,077 tomatoes
556 pounds cucumbers
8 watermelon
43 cantaloupe
141 pounds zucchini
419 pounds squash
731 ears corn
Zinnias, Sunflowers
We share these vegetables with all of those who are food needy in our community—
Family Crisis Center, Our Daily Bread, Lydia’s Place, Asheboro Shelter of Hope, Senior Adult Center, cooked meals for the homeless, CUOC, local group homes and nursing homes, the campers at Mt. Shepherd, church meals, other local churches, you name it and we provide to all we can.

08/06/2024

Garden update!

1614 tomatoes
526 pounds cucumbers
7 watermelon
43 cantaloupe
418 pounds squash
5366 okra pods
141 pounds zucchini
278 peppers
731 ears corn

08/06/2024

Our beautiful garden flowers used in church Sunday! Thank you Michael Trogdon!!

07/12/2024

Our garden update!!

360 pounds cucumbers
353 pounds squash
674 ears corn
201 tomatoes
167 peppers
1264 okra pods
133 pounds zucchini
🍅🫑🌶️🌽🥒🌻🌸
Amazing! Amazing! Amazing! Hopefully we have reached many of our food-needy friends in our community!!
God is so good!!

06/24/2024

Our fantastic garden update!! We do need rain!! 🙏🙏🙏
87.5 pounds zucchini
197.5 pounds squash
183.5 pounds cucumbers
52 peppers
Okra is starting to come in! 🤗
Many places in our community are enjoying fresh vegetables including Our Daily Bread, Asheboro Shelter of Hope, Meals on Wheels recipients, meals for the homeless. Many more to come!!

06/11/2024

Garden 2024!
Our garden is beautiful and we are now picking peppers, squash, zucchini and cucumbers for for the food-needy in our community! Lots of dedicated workers and hard work! Praise be to God!!!

03/13/2024

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10/22/2023

10/22/2023

Photos courtesy of Sansia Coble!

10/22/2023

We have just completed our 8th garden season and it was another very successful year!! We once again provided so many vegetables to the food needy In our community.
A big thank you to Charlie and Betty Lee, Duane Bunting, Mike Hall, Charlie and Debbie Miller, Karen Cooper, Judy Ward and Ann Trogdon (Ann delivered out the produce) !!! These individuals dedicated their time and support DAILY in our garden.
We also thank all individuals who pitched in and helped when they could. We could not do any of this without their much needed assistance!! And last but not least, Pastor Lynda for her constant support and guidance!
Also, a big thank you to Jan Nance and Sansia Coble and their group for overseeing the garden flower ministry!

2023 garden totals-

368 pounds squash
668 pounds cucumbers
322 pounds zucchini
780 ears corn
36 cantaloupe
38 watermelon
1,682 tomatoes
476 peppers
6,902 okra pods
And lots of zinnias and sunflowers!!

Thanks to everyone who participated in this important ministry of First UMC!
Lauren Hardin