June 2017 - Helping Hands Food Pantry Garden Update

Post date: Jun 10, 2017 11:03:20 PM

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The June 2017 Program is hosted by JB Portillo and the guests are Tony LiCausi, President of the Bella Vista Garden Club and fellow Benton County Master Gardener andTerry Weiderhaft also a fellow Benton County Master Gardener. The topic of the show is Helping Hands Food Pantry Garden Update bringing us up to date on what has been happening in the garden for the past year. The history of the garden was reviewed and Terry shared the amount of produce harvested last year topped 2,200 pounds utilizing 20 raised beds. With 37 beds this year, an irrigation system installed and an organic spraying program, the amount of food produced will be much higher this year. There is also a children's project that is ongoing at the garden with about 40 home schooled children planting and harvesting food for Helping Hands to distribute with some easy recipes using the produce.