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GICD Community Garden Donations to Food Pantries 2008 harvest times: We can always use an extra volunteer or two to harvest and get produce delivered to local food pantries. Current regular harvest times: Hope Community Garden--Monday 6:30 pm Our Saviour Community Garden--Tue at 8:30 am Thank you. If you would like to help pick and transport produce to food pantries please contact GICD. Donated in 2008 January through June 2165 pounds 2003 1,546 pounds 2004 4,037 pounds 2005 7,049 pounds 2006 7,806 pounds 2007 7,093 pounds What we grow and donate: Mustard greens: southern giant curled, tendergreens & Florida broadleaf Peppers Eggplant Herbs Collard greens Amaranth greens Red Russian kale Rape greens Sweet potato vine tips Sweet potatoes Swiss chard Cucumbers Long beans and various other beans Southern peas: California blackeye, purple hull and crowder Malabar spinach Okra Squash: zucchini, yellow, acorn, cucuzzi, & wax gourd Tomatoes Tomatillo Recipient pantries GICD gardeners donate produce to pantries that do a great service to the community. Use the contact information below to find out more about these organizations, and how you can help out, or receive assistance. We encourage all gardeners to grow extra and to donate fresh produce to a food pantry nearby. Buckner Center for Humanitarian Aid, 5405 Shoe Dr., Mesquite, TX 75149. 214-367-8093. www.buckner.org Network of Community Ministries, 741 S. Sherman St., Richardson, TX 75081-4029. www.thenetwork.org Southeast Dallas Emergency Food Center, 6670 Military Parkway, P.O. Box 271045, Dallas, TX 75227. 214-381-5239. Closed June 2008. Methodism's Breadbasket, Foundry Methodist Church (ground floor), 6211 East Grand Ave., Dallas, TX 75223 214 214-280-3714 The Wilkinson Center, 5200 Bryan St., Dallas, TX 75206. 214-821-6380. Pathway of Live Church, 8510 Military Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75227. 214-275-7284. www.pathwayoflife.org To find a food pantry near you please contact: North Texas Food Bank, 4500
S. Cockrell Hill Road Delivering okra, greens and loofah squash to the Richardson Network pantry, summer 2003.
Community and backyard gardens can grow a lot of food, and make a significant impact on local food security. We need help: Would you like to volunteer to help with picking and transporting produce to food pantries and food banks? Donation Project volunteers can email GICD.
Weighing a tub full of greens at the Southeast Dallas Emergency Food Center
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| Last edited on 07/15/2008 | Contact GICD |
