Pittsfield Church of Christ

10/04/2024

Ya’ Welcome! Looking for support— thank you Wirtes Grain of Lanesborough for the sweet-feed… Free range chickens, doing their job!

09/18/2024

All in a day’s work… not a hobby, but a way to make lives better—

09/17/2024

Delivery Day—

09/09/2024

Today’s haul… way to go girls—
These eggs are going to the Keenan House. The Pearl Shelter will also be getting 10 dozen…
Doing good where we can

08/08/2024

Sending gratitude to The Giving Garden in Pittsfield for reaching out and sharing their harvest with us- these veggies were delivered fresh to homes in Cheshire & Pittsfield today and frozen to make soups for the winter. This is what collective community looks like!

06/05/2024

Food Pantry Project:
https://gofund.me/2e025148
Good Morning
Let me introduce you to the girls— we have 54 chickens… one or two of them are roosters. We also have 13 guinea fowl. The Giving Garden is embarking on a project to provide range-free eggs to meal sites and food pantries. We are also considering giving eggs to those who might like to give a donation to the effort.
A little about our birds—We chose a variety of chickens who are high yield producers. They will deliver 280–320 eggs per year, per chicken. Conservatively, that is 1500 dozen eggs a year. A few volunteers look after them daily, providing fresh water, scratch grains and layer pellets that supplements their foraging. They are put to roost every night within a secure enclosure and released each morning to explore the 2 acre fenced in paddock. It is a highlight of my day to let them out— so I thought I would share my experience.
Our Garden and our chickens are not about fresh vegetables and protein… it is about People. There is nothing more important than people, who are our neighbors—The two things with which people struggle who are food insecure is fresh produce, and protein. The Giving Garden is dedicated to helping individuals and families overcome these issues.
Enjoy the video— We have chosen to free range our birds with two mules. Mules are half donkey and half horse. They have a protective instinct that they get from their donkey side. The guinea fowl are “alert birds “who will warn the flock of predators. They are also very good at reducing ticks, flies and other undesirable insects. They will contribute to egg production, but they only lay about 85 eggs a year. Please consider helping us with this project..
Russell

The Giving Garden is 13 years old and has grown, changed, and evolved over… Kathy Nagy Moody needs your support for Boost The Giving Garden's Community Impact

06/05/2024

Food Pantry Project: 54 Chickens!
Please donate to our cause to help deliver food to those in need via local meal sites and food banks
https://gofund.me/4326f0b6

08/25/2023

It breaks my heart that people steal tomatoes and vegetables that we give to those who need... it makes me angry that people destroy pumpkins being grown for children...
I don't understand--
It's the Giving Garden--
It's not the taking garden--

11/28/2020

Dear Church Family and Friends--
It is with great sadness that we share the death of our beloved Dottie Young last night. Chuck, Debbie, and Shelley were by her side. Dottie knows now what we can only imagine. Your prayers and support are appreciated. Although there is great sadness, there is also great rejoicing in the heavens...

07/12/2020

A dear friend of mine Chris Chais James DiMaggio, preaches for the Burlington Church of Christ. He had a guest, Dr. Pam Bradt present some information about Covid 19, risk, and some other things we might need to know. Please tell me if you found this information helpful...

05/19/2020

It's about people...

Started growing season earlier to help people in pandemic