The Fentress Giving Garden

04/18/2026

Today was a glorious day to ask for God’s blessings on our garden. Thanks to the Centerville folks who made it happen, the guests and to our awesome volunteers- who we’d be lost without!

04/06/2026

03/20/2026

What a beautiful afternoon to plant potatoes! This year our labor was dramatically cut as the tractor did the hard work of digging and covering the potatoes. All we had to do was drop them in the furrow! The work was done in a fraction of the normal time so the volunteers knocked out a few other chores on our list!
Thanks to all who came out to help!

03/19/2026

It’s that time again! Potato planting!!!
We’ll be meeting at the garden at 1PM tomorrow- Friday 3/20 to get the seed potatoes in the ground.

We’re using a new technique for planting this year which should be less labor intensive- so feel free to join us!

03/12/2026

Today was a race to get hundreds of onions planted before the beautiful weather turned cold and wet. Our deepest thanks to the awesome volunteers who met the challenge and were successful!

03/05/2026

An absolutely perfect morning to get back into the garden to harvest collards and kale! Just when you think these crops are slowing down, they surprise you with more bounty!

The garlic, planted last fall, is thriving but still has a long way to go before we can harvest it.

Hopefully next week we’ll be planting potatoes if this beautiful weather holds.

01/22/2026

Nothing like trying to fit a 7 # cabbage into a small bag! This morning we harvested another 40 # of beautiful cabbage for our food pantry guests! We are so blessed by the bounty of the garden and by the super volunteers!

01/11/2026

Another cold morning but our winter warriors were out harvesting cabbage- 188 # of fresh cabbage that was headed to a local pantry!

This ministry wouldn’t happen without this level of dedication. We are truly blessed by this ecumenical group of gardeners!

12/04/2025

A big shout out of thanks to these “Winter Warriors” who were out harvesting collards, kale , carrots and turnips while the frost was still on the leaves.
This is the kind of love and dedication that makes this garden such a success. We are truly blessed by your service.

11/22/2025

The garden has switched gears and is now producing delicious fall vegetables. Carrots, Romaine lettuce, Turnips, Kale and Collards are now being harvested for our pantries.

Part of the garden will be over-seeded with winter rye to give some areas a rest but also to help add nutrients to the soil.

So while it looks like not much is happening, there’s always something going on!

11/21/2025

And another with a few changes.

Sweet potatoes are so healthy with lots of Vitamin C, Vitamin A and potassium. They are also a great source of fiber and good for eye health, immune function and blood sugar stabilization.

This sweet potato seasoning made with paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, and brown sugar adds fantastic flavor to roasted potatoes.